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Eskom promised South Africa 90%, but then celebrated when it hit 60%

In 2011, Eskom said it aspired to an energy availability factor of 90%, which would put its generating capability among the top five power generating utilities in the world. However, it plummeted to 55% in 2024, and Eskom celebrated when it exceeded 60% the following year. Sam BusaURL

The ANC intentionally weakened law enforcement to facilitate state looting

Member of Parliament Ian Cameron claimed the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Hawks, and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) were intentionally hollowed out to facilitate state looting. Cameron is an expert on security matters and serves as the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police. Sam BusaURL

André de Ruyter’s new warning about Eskom

Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has warned that South Africa is rapidly approaching another electricity cliff and will be plunged back into load-shedding unless new power stations are urgently built. De Ruyter was responding to a question at an event organised by Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, where the interviewer asked about analysts predicting […]

Rules governing debit orders in South Africa changing SOON

Debit orders in South Africa as you know them are changing from next month, April 2026. As part of a broader overhaul of the digital banking industry, the changes will be particularly beneficial against fraud. That’s right, from mid-April 2026, debit orders in South Africa will be disputable for up to 60 days. Previously, consumers had just 40 […]

US trade deal disaster for critical South African industry

South African poultry producers have asked for a seat at the table to discuss their role in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), only to find that there is no table to begin with. With South Africa’s inclusion in AGOA on thin ice and the threat of tariffs looming, local poultry producers are left […]

The ANC cost South Africa 20 years

South Africa has effectively lost 20 years, with GDP per capita declining to levels last seen in the early 2000s as the country’s economy stagnates. Economic growth in the country has been consistently below the population growth rate, resulting in South Africans, on average, getting poorer every year. This is a recipe for disaster, with […]

The US Ambassador is Right on South Africa

This week, newly appointed American Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, caused a diplomatic kerfuffle after a speech he delivered at a conference in the Western Cape. Ambassador Bozell’s grave sin was pointing out the truth about the situation in South Africa. Sam BusaURL

Exposing the “Afrikaner refugees are returning” hoax

The “returning white refugees” narrative collapses under scrutiny: a media hoax built on anecdotes, spin, and political convenience. This week many mainstream media outlets and thousands of social media commentators, both domestically and abroad, pushed the sensational story that many white refugees are allegedly returning to South Africa from the USA. Others pulled out every […]