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BULLETIN 26 November 1 pm
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In this bulletin:
# Minister Ramokgopa says generation units that led to stage 6 rolling blackouts have been returned to service
# The DA says minister Mantashe must answer for his failure to launch bid window 7
# And, rugby: Kolisi should make his debut for Racing 92 this evening
# Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says generation units that led to stage six rolling blackouts have returned to service and Eskom is expecting more units to return tomorrow. Ramokgopa provided an update on electricity generation performance following the earlier implementation of stage six load-shedding by Eskom, which has now been reduced to stage 4. He says the high unplanned capability loss factor due to recent breakdowns, which resulted in low dam levels, were compounded by a higher demand than forecasted, which forced the implementation of stage six:
In another development, the DA is calling on Mineral Resources and Energy minister Gwede Mantashe to answer for his failure to launch bid window 7 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme. The DA’s Kevin Mileham says the country still awaits the updated and amended Integrated Resource Plan, South Africa’s electricity generation road map, which Mantashe has been promising for months:
# Police minister Bheki Cele says the service has lost more than 70 police officers in the past seven months to criminal attacks and ambushes. This shocking figure comes as police bury two officers in a single day in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Cele is appalled that around ten officers have been killed every single month since April, all at the hands of criminals:
# The government of Malawi has announced it is now sending its unemployed young people to various countries, including Israel, to work on farms. The labour report programme is an initiative of the government, in collaboration with the private sector, to fulfill the administration’s commitment to job creation and youth empowerment as championed by president Lazarus Chakwera. The secretary for Labour, Wezi Kayira, says on the Israel labour export programme, young people will work at certified and approved locations which are classified as fit and safe environments.
# And, rugby: Springbok captain Siya Kolisi is set to make his debut for Racing 92 in a Top 14 match against La Rochelle this evening. He joined the French team earlier this month, but was a spectator in last weekend’s match against Stade Francais which Racing won 13-9. Head coach Stuart Lancaster says after the Boks’ lengthy celebrations of their World Cup final victory over the All Blacks, Kolisi is fully focused on his new challenge. He says the flanker must still adjust to his new team’s defence and attack system.
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