South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Wednesday 21 September 2022
In the latest news in South Africa on Wednesday, 21 September 2022, Eskom announced that stages of load shedding might remain high.
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Wednesday, 21 September.
In the latest forecast of load shedding, the blackouts will continue to remain at Stage 5 power cuts. But this could change by Thursday, Eskom said.
Eskom have published details about the post-load shedding process, and what would happen if things like targeted power cuts failed to prevent a major disaster. The firm has revealed that, in the event of grid collapse, South Africa would be left without electricity ‘for weeks’.
THUNDERSNOW is possible in parts of South Africa on Tuesday afternoon. But what is THUNDERSNOW and how is it different from a normal thunderstorm?
Zululand District Municipality Mayor, Thulasizwe Buthelezi has called for trucks that pass through parts of the municipality to be banned between 06:00 and 18:00.
Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, told a parliament portfolio committee that religious workers from other countries would no longer be eligible for work permits or permanent residency in South Africa. He was updating the committee about the investigation into self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Wednesday, 21 September
JUST IN: The latest loadshedding forecast for the next few days
In the latest forecast of loadshedding, the blackouts will continue to remain at Stage 5 power cuts. But this could change by Thursday, Eskom said. The ongoing loadshedding will continue to be implemented at Stage 5. But there is a possibility of reducing that by one stage on Thursday, Eskom said.
The power utility announced on Sunday that the country should expect to remain at high stages of loadshedding. This is due to numerous breakdowns of generation unit since last Monday. Then, the country entered into Stage 3 loadshedding, with levels gearing up over the week.
Eskom’s worst case scenario: SA could face ‘three-week blackout’
Eskom has published details about the post-load shedding process and what would happen if things like targeted power cuts failed to prevent a major disaster. The firm has revealed that, in the event of a grid collapse, South Africa would be left without electricity ‘for weeks’.
The rather gloomy update was published earlier on Tuesday. South Africa’s worst-performing utility has currently got the country at Stage 5 of load shedding, down from a peak of Stage 6 over the weekend. Some, however, suspect that Eskom secretly went even further.
Latest weather update: THUNDERSNOW is expected
THUNDERSNOW is possible in parts of South Africa on Tuesday afternoon. But what is THUNDERSNOW and how is it different from a normal thunderstorm?
According to VoxWeather, thundersnow is possible on Tuesday over the Southern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Lesotho.
Thundersnow is typically associated with very heavy rates of snow, which can lead to reduced visibility. Although the snow sometimes muffles the thunder, the lightning can be seen.
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Blame Bushiri: Migrant religious workers no longer eligible for work permits, permanent residency
Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, told a parliament portfolio committee that religious workers from other countries would no longer be eligible for work permits or permanent residency in South Africa. He was updating the committee about the investigation into self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri
Motsoaledi said religious workers are welcome as visitors “but as visitors who can perform work.” According to the Department of Home Affairs, the change means there’s no way for religious workers to migrate or attain permanent residency without following due process and meeting the requirements laid out in the Immigration Act of 2002.
Calls for trucks to be banned in Pongola, Ulundi and Vryheid
Zululand District Municipality Mayor, Thulasizwe Buthelezi has called for trucks that pass through parts of the municipality to be banned between 06:00 and 18:00.
This, after a horrific crash on the N2 Pongola claimed the lives of 20 people on Friday, 16 September 2022.
Buthelezi said the R34 from Vryheid to Richards Bay and the N2 from Pongola to Richards Bay simply cannot cope with the number of trucks passing these routes on an hourly basis.
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