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Private sector may sponsor Eskom expansion

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Friday, 19 April 2024

“If we can’t decarbonise shipping, we can’t solve the climate crisis.”

Christiaan De Beukelaer

STORY OF THE DAY

Private sector may have to foot R200bn for expanding SA’s electricity grid

By Ray Mahlaka
Eskom estimates it will cost R200bn within the next 10 years to expand South Africa’s electricity infrastructure to accommodate renewable energy projects and end blackouts. The private sector will probably foot this bill.

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israeli missiles have hit a site in Isfahan, Iran, ABC News reported on Thursday. Israel had said it was going to retaliate against Iran’s 13 April missile and drone attack. All eyes on Iran’s response…
🇰🇪🚁 Kenya’s military chief has died in a helicopter crash. General Francis Ogolla and nine others were killed shortly after takeoff from a school in West Pokot County on Thursday.
🇺🇸🗡️ The Kennedy family has officially endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential run. All well and good, except it’s a bit of a slap in the face for the campaign of independent Robert F Kennedy Jr. 
🇮🇳🗳️ The world’s largest democracy has started voting. Spanning seven weeks and 968 million voters, the Indian elections are unlike any other. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

📷 Razina Abdulla

“Storm is brewing.”
Johannesburg.
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IN NUMBERS

~1,6 million/year

… the annual number of lightning strikes in the town of Catatumbo.

FACTS OF THE DAY

Today in 2021, the Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first powered aircraft to achieve flight on another planet.

The Vatican City consumes more wine per capita than any other country.

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS
🏏 Laura Wolvaardt is the best batter that has ever played for the Proteas women’s team. And she now has the numbers to back up the claim.

🏀 The NBA’s all-time leading scorer LeBron James and reigning most valuable player Joel Embiid headline an all-star lineup named to the US men’s basketball team for the Paris Olympics.

⚽ FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round next season as part of a six-year agreement with the Premier League to strengthen the domestic competition, the Football Association announced on Thursday.

SPONSORED CONTENT

Addressing the water crisis in South Africa: Scarcity, climate change, and the spread of disease.

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OPINIONISTAS

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By Anton Harber

The revolutionary power of jazz — a night of magic with Abdullah Ibrahim

By Bonolo Makgale
 

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