Podcasts about sikonathi mantshantsha

News24 investigative journalist Sikonathi Mantshantsha joins Dan Corder to provide his own context in response to the critiques made by aviation journalist and defence analyst Dean Wingrin regarding references in his article, 'Defenceless: Only six of 330 SA Air Force aircraft in working order'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Sikonathi Mantshantsha about the Public Investment Corporation's decision to lay charges against a firm and its directors over alleged fraudulent activities involving half a billion rand. In other interviews, Stephen Grootes discusses the sale of Johannesburg's iconic Ponte Tower, the 54-floor residential skyscraper, with Norman Raad, CEO of Broll Auctions and Sales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen Grootes speaks to Sikonathi Mantshantsha about the Public Investment Corporation's decision to lay charges against a firm and its directors over alleged fraudulent activities involving half a billion rand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Journalist at News24 and Andrew Woodburn managing director at Amrop WoodburnMann discuss a South African investment firm, Summit Africa, with assets of R1.6 billion, being  embroiled in controversy. As co-founder and investment principal Langalezwe Madonko has admitted to falsifying academic and work credentials.    Carel de Jager, blockchain R&D lead at the CSIR chats about Bitcoin hitting $57 000 for the first time since late 2021, driven by investor demand and MicroStrategy Inc. purchases.    Warren Ingram, personal finance expert and co-Founder of Galileo Capital shares insights on whether residential property is a great investment. While it offers benefits like borrowing money to invest and not being as affected by stock market fluctuations, there are downsides too, he explains there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A South African investment firm, Summit Africa, with assets of R1.6 billion, is embroiled in controversy. Co-founder and investment principal Langalezwe Madonko has admitted to falsifying academic and work credentials. This revelation has stunned the investment community, especially given the firm's high-profile clients like Telkom and municipal pension funds. Sikonathi Mantshantsha, journalist at News24, and Andrew Woodburn, managing director at Amrop Woodburn Mann discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karam Singh, executive director at Corruption Watch on the country dropping below the global average, alongside Burkina Faso, Kosovo, and Vietnam in terms of the global corruption index.    Sikonathi Mantshantsha, financial journalist at News24 on how KPMG and VBS reached a confidential deal over shoddy work done in auditing the books of the bank.   Warren Ingram, co-founder of Galileo Capita and personal financial advisor on how you should handle the transition into retirement — and some steps to consider first to make the process as stress-free and enjoyable as possible.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sikonathi Mantshantsha joins John from News 24 to consider the implications of the partnership deal that has been secured between the Russian state-owned company Gazprombank and PetroSA to revive the Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids refinery due to its access to substantial funds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sikonathi Mantshantsha joins John to consider the introduction of new legislation byMinister Gwede Mantashe to establish the SA National Petroleum Company to consolidate and merge existing state-owned oil and gas entities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sikonathi Mantshantsha joins John to discuss the South African government's undertaking to spend billions more to restore the functionality of the SA Post Office.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: The Financial Mail Editor Rob Rose joins John to discuss the departure of Sikonathi Mantshantsha as Eskom spokesperson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Clement speaks to Eskom Spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha on the immediate exit of Andre de Ruyter as Eskom's Group CEO. Mantshantsha says the board is of the view that de Ruyter's conduct in an interview brought the power utility into disrepute.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eskom het vanmiddag Fase 3-beurtkrag in die buurland ingestel. Dit volg nadat twee opwekkings-eenhede onklaar geraak het. Volgens die woordvoerder Sikonathi Mantshantsha sal die huidige vlak tot verdere kennisgewing voortduur.

Power utility, Eskom will be implementing stage 6 loadshedding from 12:00 until further notice. Eskom says this is due to a high number of breakdowns since midnight. Meanwhile , Eskom had warned  South Africans to brace themselves for prolonged load shedding as the power utility is implementing major capital projects and repairs. According to Eskom this work carries  significant risk and  will serve to further increase the implementation of load shedding. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha and Lungile Mashele, an independent energy economist 

Eskom stel fase drie-beurtkrag in tot vyfuur môreoggend waarna dit tot verdere kennisgewing tot fase twee afgeskaal word. Die kragvoorsiener se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê beurtkrag word ingestel weens die groot aantal kragstasies wat onklaar geraak het en die noodsaaklikheid om die res van die noodenergie-reserwes te bewaar. Hy voeg by hulle skep ook ruimte om die damvlakke by pompopgaarskemas aan te vul:

Eskom will implement continuous stage 2 loadshedding until further notice due to the breakdown of six generating units at five power stations, the power utility said on Friday afternoon. There has also been a delay in return to service of "numerous" generating units, spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha added. A generating unit each at Duvha, Grootvlei, Hendrina, Majuba and two units at Arnot Power Station, were taken offline for repairs over the past 24 hours. The delay in returning to service two generating units at Camden and one unit each at Arnot and Duvha power stations contributed to capacity constraints. Eskom is moreover facing a budget crunch for diesel supplies for its open cycle gas turbines. It anticipates increased loadshedding over the next 6 to 12 months, it said. "The imminent refuelling and maintenance outage, as well as the long-term operation project of Unit 1 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, together with the October chimney failure that has forced three generation units offline at Kusile Power Station, will further reduce available generation capacity and significantly increase the occurrence of loadshedding during the next 6 to 12 months." Currently 4 423MW of capacity is out on planned maintenance, while another 16 708MW is unavailable due to breakdowns.

'n Steenkool-vragmotorbestuurder en sy toesighouer is in hegtenis geneem vir steenkooldiefstal by Eskom se Matla-kragstasie in Mpumalanga. Daar is bevind dat die bestuurder in besit was van sub-standaard-steenkool wat vir die aanleg bestem is. Volgens Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, het die steenkoolruiling na bewering by 'n bekende onwettige steenkoolwerf in die gebied plaasgevind. Hy sê die verdagtes sal op 13 Desember in die hof verskyn vir 'n formele borgtogaansoek.

Eskom het aangekondig beurtkrag sal om middernag opgeskort word. Die opskorting is as gevolg van die verwagte laer vraag oor die naweek. Fase 1 het vanmiddag vier-uur begin. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê as enigiets verander, sal die nodige inligting oorgedra word.

Eskom het aangekondig fase 2-beurtkrag duur vandag en môre voort, van vier-uur die middag tot middernag. Beurtkrag sal Vrydag afgeskaal word na fase 1 en van 4 uur die namiddag tot middernag geld. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê Eskom sal poog om beurtkrag tot snags te beperk om die ekonomie so min as moontlik te skaad.

Load shedding will be suspended at 05:00 on Saturday morning due to lower weekend demand and adequate emergency generation reserves, Eskom said in a statement on Friday. The embattled power utility has implemented a record spell of unbroken rolling power cuts as it suffered a series of breakdowns at many of its key power stations in recent weeks. "While the generation capacity constraints persist, the suspension of loadshedding is possible due to the anticipated lower weekend demand, as well as adequate levels of emergency generation reserves. Eskom will publish a further update on Sunday afternoon, or as soon as there are any significant changes. Since yesterday afternoon a generation unit each at Camden, Grootvlei, Hendrina, Kendal, Kriel, Majuba and Tutuka power stations have returned to service," spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said. A generating unit at Duvha Power Station was taken offline to be repaired. Eskom currently has 5 512 MW on planned maintenance, with another 13 484 MW out due to breakdowns.

Eskom gaan voort met die instel van fase drie-beurtkrag tot Donderdagoggend om vyf-uur. Dit is as gevolg van beperkte opwekkingskapasiteit na voortdurende hoë vlakke van onderbrekings. Die kragvoorsiener se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê ná die sluiting van die Camden-kragstasie in Mpumalanga verlede week weens water wat met chemikalieë besoedel is in die stoomketels, is die eerste van sewe opwekkingseenhede Saterdagaand weer in gebruik geneem.

Eskom sê hy is gedwing om fase vier-beurtkrag in te stel, totdat die dieselvoorraad ten volle aangevul is. Die kragvoorsiener se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê dit is te wyte aan die vaartuig wat veronderstel is om diesel by Mosselbaai in die Wes-Kaap af te laai, wat weens rowwe see nie kan vasmeer nie. Hy sê Eskom moet dus die lae dieselvlakke by Gourikwa bewaar. Aflewering aan Ankerlig sal tyd neem aangesien die diesel deur padtenkwaens vervoer word:

Eskom het aangekondig dat fase 4-beurtkrag tot Saterdagoggend sal voortduur en fase 3 dan vir die res van die naweek sal geld. Eskom hoop om die naweek die damvlakke by die pomp-bergingskemas aan te vul, wat wydverspreid gebruik word om opwekkingsvermoë aan te vul. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, het die publiek verseker daar word aandag gegee aan die probleme wat gelei het tot die aanhoudende kragonderbrekings.

Eskom het aangekondig dat fase 4-beurtkrag tot Saterdagoggend sal voortduur en fase 3 dan vir die res van die naweek sal geld. Eskom hoop om die naweek die damvlakke by die pomp-bergingskemas aan te vul, wat wydverspreid gebruik word om opwekkingsvermoë aan te vul. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, het die publiek verseker daar word aandag gegee aan die probleme wat gelei het tot die aanhoudende kragonderbrekings.

Eskom het aangekondig fase drie- en vier-beurtkrag sal tot Saterdag voortduur. Fase drie sal gedurende die dag van krag wees en fase vier sal geld vir spitstyd in die aande. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die kragverskaffer sal Suid-Afrikaners teen Vrydag inlig oor die naweek se beurtkrag-vooruitsig.

Eskom sal voortgaan om nog tot Donderdag fase drie-beurtkrag vanaf middernag tot vier-uur in die middag in te stel, terwyl fase vier van vier-uur die middag tot middernag van krag sal wees. Die kragvoorsiener se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê hulle ervaar steeds probleme met dieselverskaffers wat die beskikbaarheid van grootmaatdiesel by die Ankerlig- en Gourikwa-oopsiklusgasturbines in die Wes-Kaap beïnvloed. Hy sê die twee gasaanlegte het 'n gesamentlike kapasiteit van 2 000-megawatt:

Eskom het aangekondig dat beurtkrag steeds vanaand en deurnag op fase 5 sal bly, en eers môreoggend om vyf-uur tot op fase 4 verminder sal word. Die kragvoorsiener sê fase 3 sal dan vanaf Sondagoggend om vyf-uur tot Maandagoggend vyf-uur van krag wees. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê weens beperkte opwekkingsvermoë sal fase 3 vir die grootste gedeelte van volgende week geld. Mantshantsha sê ook Eskom het uitdagings met die verskaffing van diesel.

Eskom het aangekondig fase vyf-beurtkrag sal vir die res van die dag voortduur. Die nutsmaatskappy sukkel met opwekkingskapasiteit nadat sommige opwekkingseenhede vroeër vandeesweek onklaar geraak het. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê fase vyf sal tot môre voortduur:

State-owned Eskom, the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (Saretec) – based at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) – and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) have signed a partnership agreement for the development of a new training facility to be established at the soon-to-be-decommissioned Komati power station, in Mpumalanga. The training facility is part of Eskom's contribution to a just transition for the local community as the Komati power station is decommissioned. The facility will enable Eskom to reskill, retrain and upskill workers and communities, where needed, with a view to developing skills, among which would be skills aimed at serving in renewable energy generation projects that are planned for the future. “We do not have enough skills in the country to meet the jobs that will be created through the renewables value chain. Launching this skills training facility is part of meeting that need. When this training facility works, we will replicate it at all of our power stations,” Eskom Just Energy Transition GM Mandy Rambharos said at the signing ceremony held at the power station on September 23. In addition to the training facility, which is part of Eskom's Komati Repowering and Repurposing project, Komati, which once had 1 000 MW coal-fired generation capacity, will now be repowered with 150 MW of solar, 70 MW of wind and 150 MW of batteries. Eskom has also established a containerised microgrid assembly factory at the mothballed power plant. The Komati Repowering and Repurposing project is one of the largest coal-fired power plant decommissioning, repowering and repurposing projects globally and it is hoped that it will provide a tangible case study on how to transition fossil fuel assets to cleaner sources of energy. “Mpumalanga is endowed with the best of resources for the just energy transition – wind, solar, skilled people and available grid capacity – and, therefore, has the potential to once again become the thriving energy hub of the country,” Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said at the signing ceremony. The funding for the training facility will be provided by the GEAPP. These funds will be used to establish the training facility and will enable Saretec – the only fully accredited training centre for renewable energy in South Africa recognised by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations – and Eskom to educate, reskill and upskill Eskom Komati power station staff and qualifying beneficiaries from the surrounding communities in the Mpumalanga region. Upon completion, the training centre will be managed by Eskom's Academy of Learning, which will be supported by Saretec to achieve accreditation over time, enabling Eskom to replicate this initiative in other locations. “South Africa can be a lighthouse for emerging markets, demonstrating the way to achieve a truly just, job-creating energy transition. This new training facility will focus on the upskilling of workers before decommissioning has even begun. It can inform reskilling programmes at other power stations and catalyse investment in South Africa's energy transition,” GEAPP executive director Joseph Nganga highlighted. Rambharos said the partnership agreement presented a unique opportunity for the creation and scaling up of new industries across the renewables value chain. Taking full advantage of these opportunities would require the retraining and upskilling of parts of South African workforce. “This will mitigate the risk of job losses related to the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations and create new job opportunities, particularly for unemployed young people. The Komati Training Facility will serve as a blueprint for how these training requirements can be fulfilled,” she said, reiterating Eskom's previously stated vision for Mpumalanga to remain the energy hub of South Africa. “Saretec is very different to other energy centres around the world and I know that we have the req...

State-owned Eskom, the South African Renewable Energy Technology Centre (Saretec) – based at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) – and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) have signed a partnership agreement for the development of a new training facility to be established at the soon-to-be-decommissioned Komati power station, in Mpumalanga. The training facility is part of Eskom's contribution to a just transition for the local community as the Komati power station is decommissioned. The facility will enable Eskom to reskill, retrain and upskill workers and communities, where needed, with a view to developing skills, among which would be skills aimed at serving in renewable energy generation projects that are planned for the future. “We do not have enough skills in the country to meet the jobs that will be created through the renewables value chain. Launching this skills training facility is part of meeting that need. When this training facility works, we will replicate it at all of our power stations,” Eskom Just Energy Transition GM Mandy Rambharos said at the signing ceremony held at the power station on September 23. In addition to the training facility, which is part of Eskom's Komati Repowering and Repurposing project, Komati, which once had 1 000 MW coal-fired generation capacity, will now be repowered with 150 MW of solar, 70 MW of wind and 150 MW of batteries. Eskom has also established a containerised microgrid assembly factory at the mothballed power plant. The Komati Repowering and Repurposing project is one of the largest coal-fired power plant decommissioning, repowering and repurposing projects globally and it is hoped that it will provide a tangible case study on how to transition fossil fuel assets to cleaner sources of energy. “Mpumalanga is endowed with the best of resources for the just energy transition – wind, solar, skilled people and available grid capacity – and, therefore, has the potential to once again become the thriving energy hub of the country,” Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said at the signing ceremony. The funding for the training facility will be provided by the GEAPP. These funds will be used to establish the training facility and will enable Saretec – the only fully accredited training centre for renewable energy in South Africa recognised by the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations – and Eskom to educate, reskill and upskill Eskom Komati power station staff and qualifying beneficiaries from the surrounding communities in the Mpumalanga region. Upon completion, the training centre will be managed by Eskom's Academy of Learning, which will be supported by Saretec to achieve accreditation over time, enabling Eskom to replicate this initiative in other locations. “South Africa can be a lighthouse for emerging markets, demonstrating the way to achieve a truly just, job-creating energy transition. This new training facility will focus on the upskilling of workers before decommissioning has even begun. It can inform reskilling programmes at other power stations and catalyse investment in South Africa's energy transition,” GEAPP executive director Joseph Nganga highlighted. Rambharos said the partnership agreement presented a unique opportunity for the creation and scaling up of new industries across the renewables value chain. Taking full advantage of these opportunities would require the retraining and upskilling of parts of South African workforce. “This will mitigate the risk of job losses related to the decommissioning of coal-fired power stations and create new job opportunities, particularly for unemployed young people. The Komati Training Facility will serve as a blueprint for how these training requirements can be fulfilled,” she said, reiterating Eskom's previously stated vision for Mpumalanga to remain the energy hub of South Africa. “Saretec is very different to other energy centres around the world and I know that we have the req...

Eskom het met drie programme begin om broodnodige krag vir die nasionale netwerk te bekom. Die nutsmaatskappy hoop om 1 000-megawatt by die netwerk te voeg om die beperkte opwekkingsvermoё aan te vul. Volgens Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sal die eerste kragvoorsieningsooreenkoms in die loop van die week onderteken word, sodat die krag die netwerk so spoedig moontlik kan aanvul:

Eskom het beurtkrag vanaf tien-uur vanoggend tot vyf-uur Maandagoggend tot fase vyf verhoog. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha sê vyf opwekkingseenhede wat oornag en vanoggend onklaar geraak het, het dié stap genoodsaak. Mantshantsha sê hulle sal teen môre kan aandui wat die vooruitsig vir die komende week is:

Eskom het fase vier-beurtkrag verleng tot Sondagoggend vyf-uur weens eenhede wat voortdurend onklaar raak en 'n tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê fase drie sal dan vanaf Sondagoggend vyf-uur tot Maandagoggend vyf-uur geld. Mantshantsha sê opwekkingseenheide by die Kriel-, Majuba- en Tutuka-kragstasies wat onklaar geraak het, het tot die verlenging van fase vier-beurtkrag gelei:

Eskom het aangekondig dat Fase 4-beurtkrag die hele Donderdag en Vrydag sal voortduur, met 'n moontlikheid van laer fases vanaf Saterdagoggend. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë en noodsaaklike onbeplande instandhouding om eenhede weer in diens te stel, het tot die verlenging gelei. Mantshantsha sê daar was vanoggend nog opwekkingseenhede wat onklaar geraak het by Kendal en Majuba, as gevolg van ketelbuis-lekkasies.

Eskom het aangekondig dat hy noodgedwonge fase vier-beurtkrag moes inste in die buurland vanaf tien-uur vanoggend tot vyf-uur Donderdagoggend. Die kragvoorsiener se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, het die besonderhede:

Eskom doen 'n beroep op alle Suid-Afrikaners om voort te gaan om krag spaarsaam te gebruik, aangesien beurtkrag vandag na fase vier verhoog is. 'n Vervoerband wat steenkool in die Kendal-kragstasie ingevoer het, het vanoggend in die vroeë oggendure onklaar geraak. Die krag-uitset van die kragopwekkers is verminder om steenkool te bespaar, maar dit het die gebruik van brandstof-olie vereis om ketel-verbranding te onderhou. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die aanleg wat die eenhede van brandstof-olie voorsien, het ook probleme ondervind en is nie in bedryf nie.

Eskom het beurtkrag van fase vier na fase drie van vyfuur vanoggend verminder, en sal dan na fase twee van Dinsdagoggend, en dit bly so tot Vrydag. Sondagoggend sal fase vier weer ingestel word tot vyfuur Maandagoggend. Daarna sal dit weer tot vyfuur Dinsdagoggend tot fase drie verminder word. Dié fase word dan na twee verlaag, en dit sal tot Vrydag duur. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê genoeg vordering is gemaak in die herstel van nooopwekkingsreserwes:

Eskom het bevestig fase 3-beurtkrag geld tot vyf-uur Maandagoggend. Die woordvoerder van Eskom, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê fase 2-beurtkrag sal daarna elke dag volgende week ingestel word. Mantshantsha sê die fase-verhoging is weens die verlies vanoggend aan 'n bykomende vyf opwekkingseenhede.

Eskom het aangekondig fase 2-beurtkrag sal deurnag voortduur en nie teen 10-uur vanaand eindig soos vroeër aangedui nie. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê fase 2-beurtkrag sal dan môre en Saterdag van vyf-uur soggens tot tien-uur saans geld. Hy sê meer as 15 000 megawatt krag is weens ineenstortings nie beskikbaar nie.

Eskom sê hoewel beurtkrag Donderdag opgeskort is, is daar 'n moontlikheid van fase 2-beurtkrag vandag nou vanaf vier-uur tot middernag. Eskom sê beurtkrag kan ook oor die naweek oor die aand-piektye ingestel word. Die woordvoerder Sikonathi Mantshantsha sê daar is 'n tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë weens foute en vertragings om sommige opwekkingseenhede weer in diens te stel.

Eskom het aangekondig dat Fase 2-beurtkrag vanmiddag vanaf vier-uur tot middernag ingestel sal word. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê dit is weens 'n tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë. Mantshantsha sê daar het in die afgelope 24-uur opwekkingseenhede by drie kragstasies onklaar geraak.

Eskom waarsku oor 'n groot moontlikheid van beurtkrag vanaand en môreaand in die buurland nadat fase twee Dinsdag weer van vier tot middernag in werking gestel is. Die kragvoorsiener se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê dit is as gevolg van 'n tekort aan opwekkingskapasiteit:

Eskom het aangekondig fase 2-beurtkrag sal nou tot middernag ingestel word, weens 'n tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë. Die kragreus sê dit is weens 'n tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë. Die woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, het gewaarsku dit is hoogs waarskynlik dat beurtkrag ook môre- en Donderdagaand ingestel sal word.

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has confirmed that Unit 2 at the Koeberg nuclear power station was returned to service at 20:24 on Sunday, August 7. “The unit is currently loading and will require about ten days to reach full output,” spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed in an emailed response to an Engineering News enquiry. The 920-MW unit was shut for refuelling and extended maintenance on January 18 and was initially scheduled to return to service in June. The extended maintenance was also meant to have included the replacement of three steam generators, but the replacement was deferred to August 2023 following an assessment, conducted together with Framatome, which concluded that Eskom was not ready to implement the project. The deferral did not lead to any shortening in the duration of the outage, despite the fact that it accounted for one stage of load-shedding every time the utility has resorted to rotational power cuts since January. The outage coincided with the most intensive period yet for load-shedding, with Eskom having even resorted to Stage 6 cuts during a wildcat strike in late June and early July, which affected a number of its coal stations. Despite the smaller scope of the shutdown, the date for returning Unit 2 to service was initially shifted to mid-July, then the end of July and finally into August. The steam generator replacement (SGR) programme is also key to Eskom securing a Long-Term Operations licence from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) to extend the life of the plant by a further 20 years. The licence is currently due to expire in July 2024. The application to extend the operational life was submitted by Eskom on May 10, 2021, and accepted by the NNR for further processing on August 17, 2021. On July 26 this year, the NNR confirmed that Eskom had submitted the safety case in support of its application to extend Koeberg's operational life. The replacement of the Unit 1 steam generators, meanwhile, is still planned to take place during the unit's upcoming extended maintenance, scheduled for December. However, concerns have already been raised about Eskom's readiness for that outage. These concerns coincide with major changes to the leadership at Koeberg, with Eskom announcing in early July that Mahesh Valaitham would act as Koeberg power station GM, owing to the fact that the current acting GM, Nomawethu Mtwebana, had been selected to join the World Association of Nuclear Operators, which is based in the US, as a reverse loanee for the next year. In addition, Eskom chief nuclear officer Riedewaan Barkadien departed the organisation at the end of July, with Keith Featherstone acting in the position while a recruitment process was undertaken. COO Jan Oberholzer has stated previously that the deferral of the Unit 2 SGR programme was “not ideal”, as it would not take place close to the expiry of the unit's licence. “[The delays have] unfortunately created a situation that we are cramping what needs to happen for the long-term operation of Koeberg right until the end, and that means that the risk obviously is increased.”

Eskom gaan voort om fase 2-beurtkrag tydens die naweek toe te pas. Dit word toegeskryf aan die voortgesette tekort aan opwekkings-vermoë. Fase 2-beurtkrag sal môre en Sondag in die aandspitstyd van vier-uur die middag tot middernag geld. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê sommige opwekkings-eenhede gaan na verwagting binne die volgende paar dae weer in diens gestel word.

Eskom het vanaf vyf-uur vanoggend tot vier-uur vanmiddag fase twee-beurtkrag ingestel, en dit dan tot elfuur vanaand na fase vier verhoog. Dit is as gevolg van 'n tekort aan opwekkingskapasiteit, tesame met die groter aanvraag as gevolg van die kouer weer. Die kragvoorsiener voorsien ook dat fase twee beurtkrag môre ingestel sal word. Eskom-woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die beurtkrag sal help met die herstel van noodopwekkingsreserwes, wat op groot skaal aangewend is om in die verhoogde vraag die afgelope paar dae te voorsien:

Eskom waarsku fase twee-beurtkrag kan dalk oor die volgende drie dae op kort kennisgewing ingestel word tydens die aand-piektydperk van 4-uur in die middag tot middernag. Dit is weens 'n tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë. Die woordvoerder van Eskom, Sikonathi Mantshantsha sê beurtkrag word net as 'n laaste uitweg toegepas om die nasionale netwerk te beskerm. Hy vra die publiek om steeds elektrisiteit spaarsaam te gebruik, veral tydens hierdie onsekere tye vir die kragstelsel:

Eskom in Suid-Afrika het met uitvoerende hoofde en top-leierskap van meer as 70 privaat instellings beraadslaag om volhoubare oplossings te vind vir die land se elektrisiteitskrisis. 'n Woordvoerder van die kragverskaffer, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê vier areas is uitgewys waar die sakesektor 'n praktiese en betekenisvolle bydrae kan lewer tot volhoubare eletrisiteitsvoorsiening. Hy sê dit sluit geleenthede in vir ondernemings om in hulle eie opwekkingsprojekte, asook in onafhanklike kragverskaffers te belê, en ondersteuning aan sekerheidsingrypings om elektristeitsinfrastruktuur te beskerm.

Eskom het kontrakte toegeken aan Hyosung Heavy Industries en die Pinggao-groep vir die verskaffing van batteryberging in die eerste deel van die Battery-energiebergingstelsel-projek van 500 megawatt wat President Cyril Ramaphosa aangekondig het. Die projek sal vraag vir vier ure per dag vir minstens 250 dae elke jaar bestuur. Volgens Eskom sluit fase een die installasie in van ongeveer 199 megawatt bykomende vermoë. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê daar is vier terreine vir fase een in die Wes-Kaap, twee in KwaZulu-Natal en een elk in die Oos-Kaap en Noord-Kaap:

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The National Union of Mineworkers, Num, and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, Numsa say there is no wage agreement with Eskom. Yesterday Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced the power utility had reached a wage agreement with striking workers. The two unions say this is false. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Livhuwani Mammburu, the National spokesperson of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Eskom spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha...

Eskom sê hy gaan tugstappe doen teen stakende werknemers. Daar was gister verspreide betogings wat 'n paar kragstasies geraak het. Loononderhandelings tussen Eskom en arbeidsgroepe het verlede week op 'n dooiepunt uitgeloop. Die kragvoorsiener se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die betogings by Eskom is onwettig omdat elektrisiteit as 'n noodsaaklike diens beskou word. Die hooffokus is egter nou om seker te maak die ligte bly aan:

Eskom in Suid-Afrika het fase vier-beurtkrag tot Woensdag verleng as gevolg van onwettige en onbeskermde arbeidsoptrede by 'n aantal kragstasies. Beurtkrag sal tot Woensdag elke dag van vyf-uur soggens tot middernag duur. Die Eskom-woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die protesaksie het vertragings veroorsaak met die uitvoer van beplande instandhouding en herstelwerk by kragstasies:

Eskom sê protesoptrede is die afgelope 24 uur by nege van sy kragstasies en ander operasionele aanlegte gehou. Dit volg nadat onderhandelinge oor lone Dinsdag doodgeloop het en werknemers 'n onbeskermde staking begin het. 'n Woordvoerder van Eskom, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê sou dié onwettige intimidasie voortduur of toeneem, sal die risiko verhoog dat Eskom se werksaamhede ontwrig word en beurtkrag na hoër fases aangepas word:

Eskom sê hy oorweeg alle moontlike oplossings om samesprekings oor lone weer op dreef te kry. Werknemers het dié week begin met protesoptrede by nege van die kragvoorsiener se kragstasies en ander operasionele aanlegte. Die metaalwerkersvakbond Numsa het in Mei 'n 15 persent verhoging in lone vir alle werknemers geëis. Eskom het egter volgehou hy kan dit nie bekostig nie. 'n Eskom-woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê hulle het die polisie en ander sekerheidsdienste se hulp ingeroep om die orde te herstel:

Eskom het bekend gemaak die kragstelsel verkeer onder geweldige druk. Die publiek word gewaarsku beurtkrag kan op kort kennisgewing ingestel word, sou daar enige beduidende onderbrekings wees. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, het Suid-Afrikaners versoek om voort te gaan om krag spaarsaam te gebruik, veral tussen vyf-uur en nege-uur soggens:

Eskom maan die kragstelsel is tans onder baie groot druk en beurtkrag kan op kort kennisgewing ingestel word. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê weens die voortslepenede tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë kan die land enige oomblik oor die komende weke beurtkrag verwag. Mantshantsha sê hulle hou die stelsel dop.

Eskom het aangekondig die land skuif vanaf vyf-uur vanmiddag tot tien-uur vanaand na fase 4-beurtkrag. 'n Woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê 'n verdere verlies aan opwekkingsvermoë het tot die toename gelei. Mantshantsha sê Eenheid 2 van die Kusile-kragstasie het vroeër vanmiddag onklaar geraak en al word die eenheid weer in diens gestel, sal dit eers gedurende die nag weer ten volle in werking wees.

Load-shedding will be escalated to Stage 4 on Monday afternoon, Eskom announced. This is owing to a unit at Kusile power station tripping earlier on Monday, taking 720MW of generating capacity with it, Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said. "While this unit has since returned to service, it will slowly load up to full capacity during the night." This necessitates Stage 4 load-shedding to be implemented from 17:00 to 22:00, Mantshantsha said. "Eskom will continue to closely monitor the system, adjust and communicate any changes as may be necessary. "This morning a generating unit at Hendrina, Tutuka and Kriel power stations were returned to service while a unit each at Arnot Power Station was taken offline for repairs. We currently have 1 904MW on planned maintenance, while another 17 255MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns." Eskom appealed to all South Africans to help limit the impact of load-shedding by reducing the usage of electricity and to switch off all non-essential items.

State-owned utility Eskom was forced to implement Stage 4 load-shedding on the evening of May 16 after Unit 2 at the Kusile power station tripped, Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said. The tripped Kusile unit removed 720 MW of generating capacity from the already constrained grid. “The major challenge that we have at Kusile is the novel technology of flue gas desulphurisation (FGD), which we have struggled to bed down. “This particular emission control equipment causes us to have a single point of failure on a unit so if the unit doesn't work, there is no way of bypassing the FGD, causing us to have to shut down the entire unit,” Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said. He said the utility had been having considerable challenges on the FGD unit and had obtained support from the original-equipment manufacturer to assist. “We're struggling to get that under control,” De Ruyter said. While the tripped Kusile unit had since been returned to service, Mantshantsha said it would slowly load up to full capacity during the night. Moreover, he said a generating unit at each of the Hendrina, Tutuka and Kriel power stations had also been returned to service, while a unit at the Arnot power station had been taken offline for repairs. Mantshantsha said the utility had 1 904 MW on planned maintenance, while another 17 255 MW of capacity was unavailable owing to breakdowns. Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer explained that the load forecast for the evening of May 16 was just under 31 000 MW, while the capacity available – excluding gas – was just over 27 000 MW. This meant that there was a shortfall of about 4 000 MW. However, Oberholzer said the forecast demand peak was expected to rise to about 33 000 MW by the end of May, which made it all the more urgent that this capacity be restored urgently. “We do have a significant shortfall for the evening peak because our demand pattern has moved to a typical winter pattern. The peaks during the evening are much more than during the daytime. The system is capable of handling daytime demand,” De Ruyter explained. He said that, while this limited the impact on business, the impact on domestic consumers was “particularly pronounced and highly regrettable”. THE STATE OF ESKOM'S CAPACITY De Ruyter explained that two generating units recently went down at Arnot, while another unit at Duvha had been out for more than six months owing to very poor performance from in-house contractor Eskom Rotek Industries and the power station management team. He said that the Duvha unit was supposed to have come back on May 5 but this date had not been met. He promised that appropriate action would be taken against those responsible for the failure to deliver the Duvha station back to working order. Meanwhile, Koeberg's unit 2 continued to be nonoperational owing to refuelling, De Ruyter said, depriving the grid of a further 900 MW of stable power. Oberholzer confirmed that Koeberg's dormant unit would only return to operation in June as extensive maintenance work continued to be carried out at the plant. Moreover, a hydrogen explosion at Medupi's unit 4 removed another 720 MW last August. The damage caused by the explosion has still not been rectified and the affected unit remains offline. “The combination of these two units in particular really has put us in a position where our capacity is incredibly constrained,” De Ruyter commented. On a more positive note, the Tutuka power station had three units currently operating, which means the power station was operating better than it has historically, De Ruyter pointed out. Meanwhile, two generation units at Matla were also down, adding to the constraints. At Matimba, De Ruyter said, the utility continued to experience challenges with cooling fans, which are causing load losses. “When the station was conceived and built in the 1970s, the station was oriented in the wrong direction relative to the prevailing wind. This has caused us to be very dependent on additional cooling and, ...

Eskom het aangekondig fase twee-beurtkrag sal van vyf-uur vanmiddag tot tien-uur vanaand in die buurland ingestel word as gevolg van 'n verdere verlies aan opwekkingsvermoë. Môre en Dinsdagaand sal fase drie-beurtkrag vir dieselfde periode ingestel word. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha sê daarna sal dit verlaag word na fase twee vir die res van die week:

Eskom sê beurtkrag sal waarskynlik deur die hele komende week tussen vanaf vyf-uur namiddag en tien-uur saans ingestel word as die tekort aan opwekkingskapasiteit voortduur. Weens die verdere verlies aan opwekkingskapasiteit ná bedryfsteurings by verskeie kragstasies, was die kragverskaffer gisteraand genoodsaak om fase twee-beurtkrag in te stel. Die woordvoerder van Eskom, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê daar word voortgegaan om die situasie fyn dop te hou en inligting te verskaf soos dit nodig raak:

Eskom het aangekondig dat fase 2-beurtkrag vanaf vyfuur vanmiddag tot tienuur vanaand ingestel sal word. Dit volg te midde van die voortdurende tekort aan opwekkingsvermoë gedurende spitstye saans. Die kragreus sê eenhede sal na verwagting vanmiddag en oor die naweek weer in werking wees. 'n Woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê Eskom kan die beurtkrag-fase enige tyd aanpas.

Eskom het aangekondig dat beurtkrag vanaand vanaf vyf-uur tot tien-uur ingestel word en sal tot verdere kennisgewing tydens piektye van krag wees. 'n Woordvoerder van Eskom, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die kragvoorsiener het hierop besluit weens voortgesette beperkings op die kragstelsel

Eskom has suspended Stage 2 load shedding as of 5 am this morning. The power utility implemented Stage 2 load shedding just after 6 pm yesterday after Unit 5 of the Medupi Power Station tripped taking some 700Mega Watts capacity with it. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha

 Eskom might plunge the nation into darkness this festive season over compliance with emissions standards. The power utility may be facing an energy crisis as a result of being forced to take power plants offline. That is after the environment department rejected Eskom's application to allow it to continue with current status quo. Eskom is battling to meet the required Minimum Emission Standards regulations. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Eskom's spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha...

Eskom spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha says the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is fully aware and is in support of the work to be done at Koeberg. Mantshantsha says the other unit of the plant will also undergo the same maintenance work, effectively meaning the Koeberg plan may run at half capacity for almost the entire year in 2022. Energy expert and advisor at the Organization Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) Chris Yelland

The embattled power utility said the electricity system was “severely constrained” after the failure of five generating units. Five generation units at various power stations had failed throughout yesterday. Load-shedding would be required to be implemented at very short notice, Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said.

Former journalist and current Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha has launched a crowdfunding appeal for around R1-million to cover the costs of fighting a defamation suit filed against him by Matshela Koko. In an opinion piece in the Daily Maverick on Tuesday, Mantshantsha writes that one year ago he received a summons to answer a defamation charge from Koko, which includes a R600 000 damages claim. "The lawsuit followed a series of news articles I published in the pursuit of my chosen career as a financial journalist in the seven years to June 2019 in the financial publications of Times Media Group, now Arena Holdings," said Mantshantsha. After leaving Times Media, where he worked at Business Day and the Financial Mail, Mantshantsha joined Daily Maverick before being appointed Eskom spokesperson in January 2020. In the article, Mantshantsha appeals for financial help to fight the case. He says that although Arena Holdings has already settled about a third of the legal cost, a shortfall of around R1-million remains. "Needless to say, most journalists such as I am have never seen such a sum of money," he said. Koko, who briefly served as Eskom's acting CEO during his more than two decades at the power utility, told Fin24 on Tuesday that his defamation suit was directed against "false and defamatory" statements allegedly made by Mantshantsha when he was still a journalist. "He must be held to account. You can't lie and claim the lie is in the public interest. That's rubbish," he said via WhatsApp. Koko resigned from Eskom in February 2018 without admitting to wrongdoing.

Eskom has refuted a statement issued by the African National Congress's (ANC's) Greater Johannesburg Region branch over an apparent power-purchase agreement between the city and the state-owned power utility. In Friday's statement, the ANC said Mayor Mpho Moerane had signed an agreement that will allow the city to take over power supply to areas such as Soweto, Orange Farm and Ivory Park. However, Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha dismissed the claim as "totally untrue". The ANC said in the statement that those specific areas "have long been at the receiving end of unreliable electricity supply", and this this ultimately had "a negative impact on the delivery of services in the City of Johannesburg". "The signed agreement ensures that the electricity bought in bulk from Eskom allows the city's electricity distributor, City Power, safe and reliable distribution of electricity to the residents of Johannesburg," the ANC branch said. Mantshantsha, however, explained that Eskom had merely signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the development of a business case for the possible transfer to the city. "The municipality must still do the due [diligence] on their part to confirm that what we have proposed to them is acceptable. They are in the process of appointing transaction advisors to assist them in the development of the business case," Mantshantsha said. He added that any possible transaction is years away - if it happens at all. "There is debt that must be paid by the customers to Eskom, there is infrastructure COJ [City of Johannesburg] would have to buy from Eskom. "There is infrastructure that still needs to be implemented by whoever distributes the electricity. On top of all of that, Treasury, DOE (Department of Energy), DMRE (Department of Mineral Resources and Energy), Nersa (National Energy Regulator of South Africa), Cogta (Cooperate Governance and Traditional Affairs) would all have to still approve," he said. He concluded that by law, the public would need to have a say in the process.

Eskom has announced that Unit 4 at the Medupi powerstation in Lephalale, Limpopo exploded last night.  The power utility says no injuries have been reported and all employees at the plant have been accounted for, however emergency services have attended to seven employees for shock. In a statement, Eskom says Unit 4 has been on a short term outage when the incident occurred and all the work on the unit has been suspended with immediate effect. The incident has also caused Unit 5 to trip, and work to return the unit to service is underway.  Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha...

Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha joined BizNews founder Alec Hogg to address allegations that Eskom is implementing Stage 6 load shedding and announced that 'it is going to be a very cold winter as load shedding will continue.'

Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha joined BizNews founder Alec Hogg to address allegations that Eskom is implementing Stage 6 load shedding and announced that 'it is going to be a very cold winter as load shedding will continue.'

Eskom het herhaal dat hy hoegenaamd nie geld het om aan enige eise vir salarisverhogings toe te gee nie. Die metaalwerkersvakbond Numsa en die Nasionale Mynwerkersvakbond, NUM, eis 'n verhoging van 15 persent, terwyl Solidariteit 9,5 persent vra. Eskom se woordvoerder, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, sê die kragvoorsiener se finale aanbod is 1,5 persent van werkers se basiese salaris, op voorwaarde dat die vakbonde die voorgestelde herstrukturering van voordele aanvaar:

The High Court in Johannesburg has issued an order to seize assets worth R1.4bn of Eskom executives found guilty of corruption. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha joined the BizNews Power Hour. He's confident in the leadership of Eskom as they have the best interest of South Africans at heart but says the turnaround is under attack.

The High Court in Johannesburg has issued an order to seize assets worth R1.4bn of Eskom executives found guilty of corruption. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha joined the BizNews Power Hour. He's confident in the leadership of Eskom as they have the best interest of South Africans at heart but says the turnaround is under attack.

Eskom spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha speaks to Refilwe Moloto about reports that the power supplier has spent R178billion on dodgy tenders in ten years. LINK: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/investigations/eskomfiles/the-eskom-files-exclusive-power-utilitys-r178-000-000-000-dodgy-tender-tsunami-20210503   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Power utility Eskom is urgently seeking new providers of technical support after Oracle Corp.'s South African unit withdrew its services over a payment dispute. The state power utility has been in a disagreement with Oracle, which initially claimed Eskom underpaid it by about R7.3 billion, before reducing the amount to R380 million. Eskom is only prepared to pay R166 million. Eskom earlier this month lost a court bid to compel Oracle to continue providing services until April 2022. We spoke to Eskom's spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.

A forensic investigation by legal firm Bowman has found that an oil blending and storage company, Econ Oil & Energy allegedly secured deals to supply Eskom with fuel oil worth more than R15 billion at inflated prices by paying inducements, including donations to the ANC. Bloomberg reports that according to the forensic report, Econ Oil & Energy allegedly won the contracts with the help of Thandi Marah, then senior manager of business enablement at Eskom, who allegedly interfered in the tender processes. We spoke to Eskom's spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.

Eskom is in a contractual dispute with its technical services provider Oracle, which claims that the power utility has underpaid it and owes it over R7 billion. Eskom disputes this figure but acknowledges that losing Oracle will have catastrophic consequences. Business Day TV's Alishia Seckam spoke to Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Spokesperson for Eskom for more detail.

Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Eskom’s spokesperson

Eskom's technical services provider Oracle, is threatening to withdraw their services to Eskom due to non-payment. Eskom approached the high court to compel Oracle to continue providing the services for the duration of the agreement until April 2022, however its bid failed in court...Eskom has warned that South Africa can be plunged into total darkness if the company is not stopped from withdrawing its services. Oracle technical services are crucial to its operations. We spoke to Eskom's spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha

Eskom says it will be restricting electricity supply on a rotational basis in high density areas of the Gauteng province. The power utility says it will target areas, which are overloading and damaging infrastructure through illegal connections. The power utility says it has continued to record a "substantially high" trend of energy demand during peak periods in the mornings and evenings in certain areas of the province. Speaking to my colleage Francis Herd Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha insists that their decision to restrict electricity supply does not amount to load shedding. We also spoke to Energy Analyst and Managing Director at EE Publisher, Chris Yelland,

Find out why Financial Mail Deputy Editor, Sikonathi Mantshantsha believes SA's economy is in crisis; why talk of tinkering with the Reserve Bank mandate is asking for trouble; and just how close we could be to a junk status rating. Editing Allowed

Die tugverhoor van die geskorste Eskom-hoof, Matshela Koko, het nie vanoggend hervat nie. Dit volg na die kragreus die getuienisleier van die verhoor afgedank het. Sebatja Matsaung is afgedank na 'n video van 'n argument tussen hom en die adjunk-redakteur van publikasie Financial Mail, Sikonathi Mantshantsha, die lig gesien het. Matsaung het uitgevaar teen Mantshantsha en gese sy beriggewing oor hom is vals. Ons luister na 'n klankgreep uit die video.

The disciplinary hearing of Eskom's suspended executive, Matshela Koko has been postponed as the power utility fired the evidence leader, Sebatja Matsaung's services were terminated after a video surfaced of a heated altercation between him and the Financial Mail's deputy editor Sikonathi Mantshantsha. It shows Matsaung insulting Mantshantsha following the adjournment of the hearing on Friday. Eskom says it hopes to appoint a new evidence leader this week. We speak to Financial Mail's deputy editor Sikonathi Mantshantsha...

The Hawks today weighed in on the leaked Gupta emails saying that they're not certain if they would prosecute in the latest chapter of the state of capture scandal. The saga unfolded this week as independent Investigative journalism unit, Amabhungane, and the online journal, the Daily Maverick, released a section of an estimated 200 000 explosive documents. The documents allege impropriety on the part of the state in the management and governance of State Owned Enterprises. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Deputy editor of Financial Mail....