Cape Town – Cargo shedding blamed after farmworkers died of heat stroke
Five farm workers have died of heat stroke in Kakamas, in the Northern Cape, as a result of falling loads, according to the Kai !Garib Staansaam Movement. in a Eyewitness News report, the civil rights group said the water shortage was due to power outages in the area. The death occurs in the middle of a heat wave in the province.
Residents and businesses advised to make alternative energy plans as permanent load reduction looms
According to Hilton Trollip, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cape Town Center for Energy Research, South African residents and businesses should make alternative plans to meet their energy needs, as Eskom can implement load reduction measures beyond the Stages 4 and 5. MESS reports. Trollip said that President Cyril Ramaphosa should eliminate the energy portfolio of the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources. This comes after the embattled power company announced that some level of permanent load shedding would be required for the next two years to ensure uptime along with consistency for South Africans.
9-Year-Old Piano Wunderkind Signs Music Deal After Viral Video
A video of Rebecca Seziba playing the piano in a shopping mall in Cape Town has landed the child prodigy a collaboration with international pianist Rahul Suntah, News 24 reports. The nine-year-old has never attended a music class and she is completely self-taught, her father, Emmanual Seziba, added that she is a fan of classical music who was inspired to play the instrument by her brother, Joshua. Rebecca’s rendition of My Heart Will Go On, the theme song from the movie Titanic, had shoppers at Table Bay Mall cheering and applauding.
