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Media Statement: The BBC and Guma have joined together as Amicus Curiae(Friends of the Court) against Transnet. @Newzroom405 @eNCA @SABCNews @SAfmRadio @KgankiMatabane

“We have significant resources of coal. It be the height of folly to think that we can industrialize and abandon that strategic resource” - Minister of Electricity and Energy

More on the BBC position on the Legal Sector Code challenge. Link to story: Black Business Council accuses top law firms of resisting transformation over Legal Sector Code challenge – The Mail & Guardian

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@KgankiMatabane @BlackBCouncil I am here where is your President?

Media Statement from the Black Business Council

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@MotshoaneMabena @BlackBCouncil The President of the BCA was there.

@KgankiMatabane @BlackBCouncil I was in court and didn't see any of you

@SolidariDirk COCA-COLA AND OTHER COMPANIES SHOULD NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY SOLIDARITY

BREAKTHROUGH: Coca-Cola withdraws job advertisement after Solidarity intervenes Coca-Cola has withdrawn a controversial racial advertisement after Solidarity initiated legal action against the company. In the job advertisement for an internship aimed at unemployed young people, Coca-Cola stipulated that the candidate must be black. There is no moral justification for classifying unemployed young people according to race. There is also no obligation on companies to include racial requirements in advertisements. On the contrary, racially exclusive advertisements are unlawful. The inclusion of race in advertisements is a self-imposed practice by employers that must be stopped. Among other actions, Solidarity initiated a process against Coca-Cola at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), of which the United States is a signatory. Part of this process involves placing the company on formal terms. Coca-Cola responded in writing, undertaking to withdraw the advertisements immediately and to begin an internal process to ensure that this does not happen again. In the meantime, Solidarity will continue engaging with Coca-Cola to ensure that racial exclusion does not arise again in future. Solidarity will also continue its campaign against racial stipulations in advertisements and South Africa’s broader race-based policies. Approximately 20 companies with exclusive racial requirements have been identified, and action is planned against them. These companies are not only acting immorally but are also in breach of various laws and international conventions. This also constitutes a violation of the terms of the settlement between Solidarity and the South African government, under the supervision of the International Labour Organization (ILO), which also forms part of a court order.

@MotshoaneMabena @BlackBCouncil We are in court as we speak through our members such as the Black Conveyancers Association etc.

@BlackBCouncil @KgankiMatabane What are you doing practically to demonstrate your support besides media statements?

COCA-COLA AND OTHER COMPANIES SHOULD NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY SOLIDARITY @deptoflabour @ewnupdates @eNCA @SABCNews @Newzroom405 @SundayTimesZA @SundayWorldZA

#InTheNews: Dan Marokane: A Symbol of Black Excellence Steering Eskom Toward Stability centralnews.co.za/dan-marokane-a… via Central News

Decommissioning coal without sufficient dispatchable replacement will cause load-shedding. And no dispatchable capacity is being built currently in RSA. Batteries alone will not suffice. “This schedule would remove almost half of Eskom’s ageing coal fleet, without adequately replacing these assets with sufficient load-following technologies such as LNG, Coal, Nuclear, BESS or grid-forming inverters.”

@EdKieswetter Fare thee well

Thank you to all who supported me in many ways during my term as SARS Commissioner. I appreciate you. Today a new chapter starts. My purpose is clear: To be a blessing in the world. I will soon share more about how this will find expression. Enkosi Kakhulu!

Belgium learning from the mistakes of Germany. They are now prioritizing high capacity dispatchable power. Belgium plans to nationalise nuclear power plants and reverse the phase out decision

Did you know? The Transformation Fund is not funded through government tax revenue. The fund pools contributions from companies already investing in transformation through Enterprise and Supplier Development under B-BBEE, including Enterprise Equity Investment Programmes (EEIP),

The French power system is the largest, by production, and the most stable in Europe. It’s dominated by base-load nuclear plants owned by EdF. EdF is owned 100% by the French gov. EdF also owns 50.1% of the transmission entity, RTE. The French consider EdF the national energy champion that seeks global opportunities for France. EdF is also growing its portfolio in South Africa’s IPPs But in RSA the ‘energy experts’ are campaigning for the total destruction of Eskom to create market vacuum for new IPPs.

The 3 largest power systems in the world: 1) China( ~4000GW)- mostly coal for global industrial domination 2) US (~1200GW) - mostly gas, growing due to AI data centres 3) Europe(1100GW) - in crisis due to decarbonization In RSA, the mainstream energy advice was to imitate Europe, resulting in the biggest energy crisis between 2020 and 2023

@TheRealConza @LeruoFoundation @KgankiMatabane Thank you so much for your feedback. I indicated to Ntate @KgankiMatabane that I'm ready to help. Please shout.

Ntate @sellohatang your closing statement affirmed me and the work that i do for @LeruoFoundation 🙌🙏 And to you Ntate @KgankiMatabane thank you for always being the voice of reason and telling it as it is. The economy of the country will indicate to ALL of us when transformation agenda reaches its expiry date. We are forever grateful to you big brother @MkhariGiven for the platform that speaks to who we are. We love you Ntate @sellohatang, big bro @DenzilTaylor and @Powerfm987 family ❤️❤️❤️

Also, nobody is forcing Elon and Starlink to do business in South Africa. They should stop acting like they are being held ransom to come to SA.