Breakfast Edition: 10 July 2015
ESKOM ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF LOAD SHEDDING: Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 08:30 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening. This is due to increased electricity demand and a shortage of generation capacity resulting from technical faults at some of our power station units. Eskom would like to assure customers that load shedding is implemented as a necessary measure to protect the power system and to ensure that maintenance is carried out in order to guarantee that our supply of electricity can be maintained in the long term. Any unexpected changes on the vulnerable and constrained power system could lead to a change in the load shedding stage at short notice. As we are currently experiencing cold weather conditions across the country, we urge electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of keeping warm.
LATEST FROM MAMELODI: Taxis have been on the roads in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, but commuters fear that that might not be the case the rest of the day. The gates to the local impound opens at this hour and the Gauteng government has dug in the heals that no taxis pulled from the road would be released until the fines have been paid. Operators are also gearing up for a meeting with Gauteng premier David Makhura later today. Karabo Ngoepe is in Mamelodi.
#MamelodiTaxis Commuters being taken to different destinations #Mamelodi pic.twitter.com/KUYZpH0NMj
— Karabo Ngoepe (@karabongoepe1) July 10, 2015
OUTRAGE AFTER TOURSITS TAKE PHOTOS OF RHINO: The organisation Outraged South African Citizens Against Poaching, is up in arms after tourists in the Kruger National Park were invited to the scene next to a road where an injured rhino was darted. The rhino was injured during a poaching attempt and Oscap spokesperson Alison Thomson says the rhino was later euthanized after the vets assessed the animal's condition. In his reaction, William Mabasa from SanParks has denied reports that tourists from afar were invited to the scene.
MAGNUM PI IN TROUBLE: The actor who first struck fame for being Magnum PI, has himself be slapped to pay for the fee of a Private Investigator. Actor Tom Selleck has been accused of stealing truckloads of water from a public hydrant, to keep his avo farm in California luscious and green, despite their worst draught ever. Die Municipality got a PI who tracked the water tankers. No decision has yet been taken to prosecute Selleck.
JAPAN'S GERITATRICS: heaven can wait for Japan's new girl band, that's taken the country by storm. With an average age of 84 - the group have struck a blow for grannies everywhere by becoming pop idols and completing a sell-out tour. The 33-strong troupe of singers include a 92-year old, who tosses her cane aside like a real rock star when she's on stage. The band has a minimum age requirement of 80.
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