Contractor arrested for sabotage out on bail
A contractor working at Eskom’s Camden power station in Mpumalanga was released on bail on Tuesday after spending a week behind forallegedsabotage.According toEskom,theaccused,Thapelo Mnisi,a27 year oldmalefrom Witbank, appeared before the magistrate’s court on a charge ofcontravening sectionsofthe Explosives Act. He was arrested on Tuesday, 15
November 2022, after being positivelylinkedtoanincident of sabotage The arrest came after "intensive investigative work by Eskom teams". Mnisi was arrested after allegedly admitting to intentionally removing the oil drain plug from a bearing on Thursday, 10November2022,causingoil burners to trip repeatedly “This malicious act caused the oil to drain out of the bearing,
damaging the bearing, which prevented the mills from operating optimally Camden unit four subsequently tripped after losing all the mills. The incident occurred on Thursday, November 10 at about 454 pm A case of sabotage was opened for investigation at the Ermelo police station,” Eskom said The power utility said the suspect confessed to
sabotaging the
plant
employer is awarded additional maintenance and repair jobs. While the contractor was arrested, no details were provided of Eskom employees thatmayhavebeeninvolvedin the promising of additional work The power utility said the case was postponed until Januarynextyear.
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Die Erries was bevoorreg om op 6 November 2022 deel te wees van die herdenkingsdiens en kransleggingseremonie van die MOTH organisasie (Memorable Order of Tin Hats) Hulle het hulde gebring aan die soldate wat vanaf die tweede wêreldoorlog tot nou toe, gesterf het. Na die gasspreker, Brigadier Generaal (afgetree) RJ Coetzee, se toespraak, het ons weer nuwe respek vir al die soldate wat hulle lewe op die
spel plaas vir ons land! Alhoewel daar nie ‘n oorlog in onslandisnie,vegdiesoldate oorloëwaarvanonsniebewus is nie Die organisasie het die Erries se blommekrans opreg waardeer en vir EHS is dit ’n voorreg om sonder ophou die gemeenskap te ondersteun waarmoontlik.“Atruesoldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him but because he loves what is behind him” Hoërskool Ermelo
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Errie-hengelaars gekies vir Noord-Oos Mpumalangaspan
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Errie kwalifiseer as “Tournament
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DieErriesisbesondertrotsopDWduPlessis,graad8EHS leerder, en Juandré Kruger, graad 10 leerder van EHS, wat beide gekies is vir die Noord Oos Mpumalanga o.19B hengelspan. Hulle neem in Desember deel aan die Suid Afrikaanse Kampioenskap te Bloemhof. Hoërskool Ermelo
OttovanSchalkwyk,`n graad 11 leerder verbonde aan Hoërskool Ermelo, het in Oktober `n Skaak Arbiterskursus afgelê en die titel “Tournament Supervisor” gekry Hierdie is `n Nasionaal erkende kwalifikasie wat deur CHESSA (Chess South Africa)
uitgereikword Otto magdus tydens Nasionale skaaktoernooie as skeidsregter optree. Hy is ook die jongste persoon in Mpumalanga met dié kwalifikasie “Baiegeluk,Otto Die Erries is baie trots op jou!” sê Hoërskool Ermelo Hoërskool Ermelo