A lot can change overnight, but we’ll keep you informed with the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa on Monday, 17 April 2023.
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) wants Eskom to hike salaries by a hefty 15% across the board.
Eskom said stage 6 load shedding will remain in place until further notice. Here is your UPDATED schedule for the load shedding.
Despite supposed measures by the government to address load shedding, the current energy crisis is showing no signs of improving as it has been learned that Eskom essentially implemented Stage 8 load shedding on Thursday evening.
In other news, there were no winners of Saturday, 15 April’s Lotto, Lotto Plus 1, or Lotto Plus 2 jackpots. There are millions to be won!
Meanwhile, local actor Gregg Pettigrew, 51, who allegedly shot and killed his 29-year-old lover, Dean Jeran, in Kempton Park, Gauteng, before attempting to take his own life, is expected in court on Monday.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Monday, 17 April
NUM demands 15% wage increase from Eskom
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) wants Eskom to hike salaries by a hefty 15% across the board.
ALSO READ: Unions may consider 7% proposal as Bus Strike is postponed
This happens as wage negotiations look set to start in the coming week.The salary hike is among more than 20 demands tabled by the union.
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Eskom implemented Stage 8 load shedding – and YOU didn’t know
Despite supposed measures by government to address load shedding, the current energy crisis is showing no signs of improving as it has been learnt that Eskom essentially implemented Stage 8 load shedding on Thursday evening, 13 April 2023, Sunday Times reports.
According to the publication, Eskom’s energy availability (at the time Stage 8 load shedding was implemented) was sitting at 23,771MW against the power demand of 30,747MW. This means it had to shed 7,072MW of electricity, according to its energy generation update.
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Stage 6 load shedding until further notice: Here’s the UPDATED schedule
Eskom said stage 6 load shedding will remain in place until further notice. Here is your updated schedule.
The power utility said due to a shortage of generation capacity, stage 6 load shedding will continue to be implemented until further notice.
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Local actor Gregg Pettigrew expected in court on Monday
Local actor Gregg Pettigrew, 51, who allegedly shot and killed his 29-year-old lover, Dean Jeran, in Kempton Park, Gauteng, before attempting to take his own life, is expected in court on Monday.
According to a report by Rapport, Gregg was rushed to a nearby hospital. He regained consciousness and was arrested by police.
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No winner of Saturday’s Lotto jackpots: All the numbers and payouts
There were no winners of Saturday, 15 April’s Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 or Lotto Plus 2 jackpots. There are millions to be won!
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The six Lotto numbers drawn were (in numerical order): 3, 18, 35, 36, 39, 42 and the bonus ball was 8.
The next Lotto draw will take place on Wednesday, 19 April 2023 with an expected jackpot of R34 million.
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