Kristin Engel

Multimedia Journalist , Cape Argus

SA researcher part of team that discovered new plant-eating dinosaur

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A South African sedimentologist was part of an international team that discovered a new dinosaur with strong teeth and jaws to chew through tough plant material ...

Energy Crisis Committee working to prevent Stage 5 and 6 load shedding during winter

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Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa updated the public on the progress of the Energy Action Plan by the National Energy Crisis Committee of Ministers to end ...

Concern over ‘alarming rate’ of plant poaching in NC

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Indigenous plants are being poached at an “alarming rate” in the Succulent Karoo region, with the bulk of the cases being from the Northern Cape.

Gordhan to appeal load shedding exemption ruling, amid concern about risk to SA’s grid

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With less than 60 days to adhere to a court ruling to ensure public health-care facilities, schools and police stations are exempted/protected from load shedding, ...

South Africans arrive from Sudan after gruelling evacuation, some still stuck in Egypt

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With tears in their eyes, families and loved ones welcomed South Africans home after their gruelling evacuation from two weeks of being stuck in war-torn Sudan. ...

Near-pandemic outbreak of cockroaches, warns CropLife SA

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The group said that cockroach numbers had increased recently, not only because of the weather, but also the unhygienic conditions that prevail in South Africa.

Calls for national shutdown as Stage 8 load shedding looms large

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Calls for mass mobilisation have again been made as South Africa’s national energy grid teeters. This as energy experts warn of possible Stage 8 load shedding.

Absolving Eskom from irregular, wasteful expenditure sparks outrage, minister lambasted

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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision to exempt Eskom from the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and disclosing any of its irregular, fruitless and wasteful ...

Load shedding court case: ‘Govt sat back, folded arms and did nothing’

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Government and Eskom were lambasted in court on Monday for inadequate load shedding actions, ignoring alarm bells that had been ringing since 1998 over the energy ...

Load shedding relief welcomed, but power outages likely to get worse in winter

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Energy experts have warned that as electricity demand increases going into winter, the situation will likely worsen and that this one-week improvement may not be ...

Opposition parties seek to expedite probes into Eskom corruption

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Build One SA has called on Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to submit an affidavit with more information for their criminal case seeking the ‘looters’ ...

Ramaphosa hits back in load shedding court challenge

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President Cyril Ramaphosa said in reply to opposition parties and organisations taking him to court over the constitutionality of load shedding, that none of the ...

De Ruyter’s sworn affidavit reinforces ANC’s ‘major role’ in load shedding crisis

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An answering affidavit by former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter reinforces allegations that the governing party played a massive role in the root causes for load shedding. ...

De Ruyter says no risk of SA going beyond Stage 8 load shedding

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As Eskom faces breakdowns at several power stations, coal supply constraints, and the negative impact of heavy rain at its plants, Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has ...

Red Alert issued after five tons of rock lobster washed ashore along the West Coast

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Department officials, together with local municipalities and law enforcement, are rescuing live lobsters and conducting clean-up operations until the red tide threat ...

‘No immediate crisis’ for Koeberg over lapse of nuclear fuel agreement with US

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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has said there was ‘no immediate crisis’ over the expiration of South Africa’s pact with the US to allow nuclear fuel ...

Declaring state of disaster over energy crisis will be ‘throwing petrol on fire’

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Declaring a state of disaster is like trying to put out a fire with petrol. That’s how some political parties have reacted to the ANC’s plan to deal with the worsening ...

Load shedding costs estimated higher than Covid-19 pandemic

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The widespread impact of load shedding, particularly on economic growth and jobs, looks to have surpassed that of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cape2Rio race: Cape Town youngsters claim third place

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The Alexforbes ArchAngel crew from Masiphumelele, Khayelitsha, Grassy Park and Athlone made their families, friends and country proud by landing in third position. ...

Criminality at Eskom: Bulletproof vests and bodyguards needed for plant managers

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Outgoing Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter detailed how criminality and corruption continued to hinder efforts to rehabilitate Eskom and particularly the recovery of power ...

‘No quick-fix after 15 years of failure at Eskom’

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As fed-up South Africans gear up to march to the country-wide offices of the National Energy Regulator, Eskom and the ANC over the load shedding crisis, Eskom board ...

Eskom and Treasury at odds over finding cash for diesel supply

Kristin Engel|Published

While immediate interventions were supposed to be implemented to alleviate the worsening bout of load shedding, Eskom and the National Treasury have found themselves ...

National shutdown looms amid rolling blackouts and electricity hike

Kristin Engel|Published

A national shutdown may be looming with South African citizens and political parties taking to social media to express their anger over the worsening power outages ...

Seal attack at Clifton beach could have been avoided, says Hout Bay Seal rescue

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In videos seen on social media, the seal was making its way back into the water when it chased and started biting a child that was splashing around in the surf. ...

Eskom keeps me awake at night - Ramaphosa

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As waves of rolling blackouts continue with no end in sight, prepare for Christmas lunch by open fires, braais and shop-bought puddings.