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Businesses want Ramaphosa to be clear and set hard deadlines for his expected energy plan to solve the electricity crisis. Police commissioner Fannie Masemola has restructured the chain of command among police top brass. Airlines have been accused of charging exorbitant ticket prices following Comair’s demise.
Business wants details and deadlines in Ramaphosa’s energy plan – Business Day (for subscribers)
Business Unity SA (Busa) has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to include concrete deadlines and clear direction in his highly anticipated announcement about what interventions the government will take to solve the energy crisis.
Busa said it was concerned that if load shedding was not solved then the country and the economy would continue to be dragged down further with negative growth and further rating downgrades.
The organisation says the remedies that are needed in Ramaphosa’s plan include “removing caps on registering self-generation projects, establishing an emergency feed-in tariff framework to enable Eskom to buy power from existing generators; and urgently tackling sabotage at Eskom and the theft of copper cable.” Read more here.
Top cop Fannie Masemola shakes up police management amid Phala Phala farm scandal – News24
Police commissioner Fannie Masemola issued a memo this week to announce a reorganisation of the reporting structure within the police service top brass.
The presidential protection unit head has reported to the national commissioner since 2010 when Jacob Zuma ordered the change, but Masemola has reversed that decision in the wake of the revelations surrounding the Phala Phala farm robbery.
Presidential protection unit head Wally Rhoode is a central figure in the Phala Phala scandal after spy boss Arthur Fraser accused him and President Cyril Ramaphosa of engaging in a cover-up. Read more here.
Airlines accused of price gouging in the wake of Comair’s demise – Daily Maverick
As covid-19 restrictions have relaxed, the demand for air travel, whether it be for business or leisure, has increased dramatically but with some airlines contracting and others collapsing completely those that remain have been accused of taking advantage of passengers through higher prices.
In some instances, passengers have had to fork out as much as R6,000 for a one-way ticket between Cape Town and Johannesburg with prices up nearly R1,000 from two years ago.
Unrelenting fuel price increases have been passed on to travellers who must cover the costs with increased ticket prices. Read more here.
Here’s what else we’re reading today:
If Amazon were to come to SA unlikely it would dislodge Takealot – Commission – EWN
‘Cost of basic foods up nearly 13%, children in poor families wasting away’ – EWN
SA holidaymakers looking for a European summer, be warned of airport chaos – and consider postponing – Business Insider
G20 finance leaders meet in Bali under cloud of Ukraine war – SABC News
Secure your wealth by investing in offshore property – BizNews
Numsa demands 20% wage increase in automotive industry – SABC News
Soweto tavern manager ‘haunted’ by souls of 16 who died at the premises – TimesLIVE
Environmental bodies fight to stop exploratory drilling off SA’s southwest coast – Daily Maverick
Commission flags ‘tax exploits’ by companies operating in South Africa – BusinessTech
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