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@ActionSATshwane @BafanaSurprise @ActionSATshwane Moya was Brinks deputy and the latter was never corrupt unlike Moyà’s current deputy who is corrupt under her nose and she is barren to do anything

“In addition, this administration [under ActionSA Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya] has already paid R2,2 billion to Eskom within 18 months, reducing the bloated debt of R6,67 billion left under failed DA ex-Mayor Brink by 29%.” - ActionSA Tshwane Caucus Spokesperson Henriette Frohlich

@VuyiswaRamokgop I agree, Songezo Zibi is the kind of leader we need, so is Herman Mashaba, Georgin Hill Lewis. Maybe Mmusi Maimane

It’s a resounding “YES” from me!!

@eNCA @KMotlantheFDN is talking nonsense. He prepared the soil for Zuma to plant the seed of corruption. He could not even apologise later like the likes of Vavi, instead he said he was following the instructions of the ANC NEC

Former President, Kgalema Motlanthe has criticised the state of the ANC, saying the leadership should be able to restore the party to its former glory. This comes amid declining public trust in the organisation. Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403.

@benpooler @justicemalala I think so. He is smart, firm, understands, we need that.

JUSTICE MALALA: Could Songezo Zibi be the bold new leader South Africa needs? financialmail.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-0…

@adventurer_avid @GrootAfrikaner @BafanaSurprise Whatever

@FrankTalk_123 @GrootAfrikaner @BafanaSurprise Sure, hard at work recreating Zimbabwe.

Dear World, do not become South Africa! Did you know there are 60 million documented citizens in South Africa and only 4.5 million whites? Unemployment is among the highest in the world, and the murder rate is the highest in the world. My family arrived in 1699, and there are 145 race-based laws that discriminate against white people. Even Asians who arrived here last year have more rights than white people in South Africa. Afrikaners and Whites are predominantly Christian, loving people. Our fathers voted to end Apartheid over 33 years ago, and the government, after 32 years of ruling and destroying South Africa, now has more race laws against Whites than during apartheid. Did you know that only 4 whites are allowed for every 50 employees in a company under certain classifications, even if the owner is white? So much for hoping to let your family work for you. Thank you, President Trump, for speaking up and for your support to end racism. Meet our Christian Afrikaner people who are discriminated against just because we are white. Even my children born long after apartheid are limited to find work because they are white. So sick of this destructive racist government.

@adventurer_avid @GrootAfrikaner @BafanaSurprise I’m not a Zimbabwean, but a proud and committed South African. Not a coward who leaves when the chips are down

@FrankTalk_123 @GrootAfrikaner @BafanaSurprise Sure, just like you built Zimbabwe ne? 🤣

@jacob_maroga @jacob_maroga Atleast business and households have taken it in their own hands to provide for the day time relief at our cost and some of us being off grid completely. What is Eskom doing to make sure they provide for the night time demand and reduce the price of electricity

[SYSTEM ADEQUACY: The Real Reason Solar and Wind Alone Can’t End Load Shedding] When engineers talk about fixing an electricity grid, they focus on a core concept called system adequacy. In simple terms, system adequacy is the grid's absolute guarantee to supply enough electricity to meet consumer demand at any given second of the year—even during extreme weather or unexpected equipment breakdowns. There is a popular perception going around that South Africa can permanently fix its electricity crisis by simply flooding the grid with wind and solar. Lately, people are pointing to the massive boom in private rooftop solar—built by businesses and households—and claiming that this daytime surge is the real reason load shedding has eased up. It sounds convincing, but it confuses temporary daytime relief with true structural adequacy. To see why renewables alone cannot stop load shedding, you have to look past the vanity metrics of "installed megawatts" or 'nameplate capacity" and face the hard facts of grid planning. 1. The Planning Reality: The Grid Needs Power on Demand The proof is right there in how our system is officially planned. In the National Transmission Company’s (NTCSA) five-year blueprint—the Medium-Term System Adequacy Outlook (MTSAO)—planners do not count all megawatts the same way. When engineers calculate whether the country can survive a cold winter evening, the framework heavily prioritises dispatchable capacity. That means power you can control with the flip of a switch. Under this strict engineering standard, weather-dependent energy gets massively discounted: The Sunset Problem: Rooftop solar has definitely helped lower daytime demand on Eskom's fleet. Businesses and domestic households have aggressively stepped up, installing about 6,000 MW of private solar capacity. While that 6,000 MW represents a massive volume of daytime power, it weighs very low on true system adequacy. The help stops completely the moment the sun goes down. South Africa's absolute worst grid stress happens during the evening peak (17:00 to 21:00) when people come home to cook, light their houses, and turn on heaters. Because those 6,000 MW of solar produce exactly zero megawatts at 19:00, planners have to credit them at near-zero for evening security. The Wind Silence: Wind is unpredictable and depends entirely on large weather systems. When a massive high-pressure system sits over the country, wind speeds drop across multiple provinces at the same time. Because you cannot command a wind turbine to turn on when you need it, wind gets a very low reliability credit (often below 15%) in long-term safety forecasts. A synchronized coal, nuclear, or gas unit is what engineers call firm capacity. It doesn't care about the weather. It can be intentionally started, ramped up, and controlled by the operator to match the exact second-by-second demand of the country. 2. The Multi-Day Battery Myth The standard counter-argument is simple: just add batteries. But current battery setups are short-term reservoirs, not continuous power plants. Most utility-scale batteries are built to last for just 4 hours. They are excellent for shaving off a quick evening peak, but they are not designed for long stretches of bad weather. If South Africa hits a three-day winter cold snap with heavy cloud cover and no wind, those batteries drain completely on night one. Until the weather clears, they stay empty. To replace a coal stockpile, you need long-duration storage that runs for days, which completely breaks the financial math of these projects. Conclusion: Volatility is Not a Foundation The rush by businesses and homeowners to install ~6,000 MW of rooftop solar has done a great job of shielding individual pockets and taking the edge off daytime demand. However, the public claim that this daytime solar surge gives Eskom "breathing room" to fix its coal plants is mathematically impossible. You cannot maintain a massive thermal power station in a few hourly daily slots while the sun is out. A proper boiler inspection or turbine overhaul is a complex, heavy engineering project that takes weeks or months of continuous, uninterrupted downtime. Because daytime solar disappears every evening, it can never substitute for a coal unit that needs to be taken completely offline for a major maintenance work. Daytime volume is not system adequacy. You cannot run an industrial economy by adding up total annual energy on a spreadsheet. The physics of the grid machine demand power that responds to human need, not the vagaries of the weather. To permanently end the threat of load shedding, South Africa's energy baseline must remain anchored by firm, heavy, dispatchable capacity.

@eugene_modise @CityTshwane In that budget show us how much you stole if any @eugene_modise and also show much the Municipality lost due to your non payment of services by your businesses if any and so on and so forth

Remember to catch me deliver the #CoTBudgetSpeech2026 tomorrow to hear what the City of Tshwane's budget will do for you and your community. @CityTshwane

@MokwanaMosa @jacob_maroga BS, that is not being proactive, that morethan 6000 MW excess power needs to be stored in batteries and released into the grid in time of more need like at night.

@FrankTalk_123 @jacob_maroga I think you don't understand how power stations work. Eskom doesn't store daytime demand. They just burn less coal while the sun shines. At night they burn much more to meet peak time demand. Power is dispatched in real-time, matched as per demand second by second.

@ISephara @vusi_mygy Can @MtetoNyati respond to this. We have said it that corruption at Eskom is non the world has seen. Electricity is unaffordable as a result. Can he care to respond to such🥶

Meet Minenhle Mavuso, who is being investigated for her role in an illegal R4billion Eskom tender. Prior to the tender, Mavuso was unemployed & operated an online wig store to make income. In December 2023, she was appointed as Director of "Severino Industries", a fuel wholesale company. Within a year, Severino Industries was awarded a massive contract to supply roughly R4-billion worth of diesel over 5 years. The company had no experience. She herself had no experience. She only has a degree in psychology.

@JackiePhamotse O tseba ka wena @JackiePhamotse .

Most of the kids were the result of rape.

@joburglawyer Without a doubt including those in Eskom, how did they allow the debt to be this high. But remember the province and the Municipality is led by the crooks, ANC, EFF, Patriotic Front, you know, useless bunch of hooligans

How did Joburg, the power house city of Africa, get into such a sorry and insolvent state? Morero and Brink should be immediately fired, prosecuted and jailed. Eskom’s Joburg blackout | City’s R21bn in electricity losses behind its impending collapse news24.com/investigations…

@AldrinSampear @LeyfortsKitchen How I wish your umuntu was a lady so that you can be a full role model. Eish Aldrin, you are so disappointing I do not want to lie. Kannete Kannete ngwaneso

Hey Guys!!! My muntu has cooked 😋

@jamesstyan How was it allowed to accumulate to that high? Why not attach their bank accounts and assets which can be sold to pay off the debt instead of punishing businesses and residents that are paying?

Johannesburg owes #Eskom R5.2bn. The total debt owed to Eskom by all munics (except DA led municipalities who are not in arrears - go check for yourself) is currently upwards of R100 billion. In 2015 it was R5bn.

@ewnreporter Either ANC has lost faith in their own members or they have come to realise that this deployment thing is not working for them. But who would want to be associated with ANC if I may dare ask?

[NEWS] The ANC has opened a public participation process to find a mayoral candidate to represent it in the country’s 8-metro municipalities. The party said anyone can apply including people who are not card-carrying members. Deadline is 22 May Link: anc1912.org.za/anc-mayoral-ca…

@MokwanaMosa @jacob_maroga That 6000 MW is now being saved because before it was used from the grid but now it is solar power. So, why dont they release that 6000 MW into the grid at night. It is actually waaay more than 6000 MW if you include households who are continuing to install solar

@FrankTalk_123 @jacob_maroga If I read the post correctly, I think the 6000 MW refers to private installed capacity at offices and factories which is not connected to the grid.

@mazolman63 Crazy this one. He think govt office bearers can the chopped anytime Zuma wants like it is in MKP

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has denied ATM's submission of no confidence motion against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Hon Didiza isn't smelling the coffee. Former Speaker Nosiviwe regretted her previous actions.Speaker Didiza will regret soon of protecting one individual

@ewnreporter Can the same procedure be followed when DP, Ministers, DM, DG’s, HOD’s, Premier’s, Ambassador’s are sought. This will encourage public participation and inclusivity

@SundayWorldZA So what? Mamabolo was an ANC comrade then!!

'Cyril Ramaphosa paid my legal fees in Julius Malema defamation case,' says Boy Mamabolo sundayworld.co.za/news/cyril-ram…