mohau lekopa

Naledi le Langa's Daddy, Ayanda's Husband

[mohau lekopa @mohau1508]

@townxipclownza @Sentletse 😄😄😄

[mohau lekopa @mohau1508]

@ProtecArisawa where can I buy your components in South Africa?

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

NEWS: This drug is the 'breakthrough of the year' — and it could mean the end of the HIV epidemic.

A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation's Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa. The drug's development has been heralded as the 2024 Breakthrough of the Year by the journal Science, which described it as representing "a pivotal step toward diminishing HIV/AIDS as a global health crisis."
Nardus Engelbrecht/AP

[NPASouthAfrica @NPA_Prosecutes]

NPA declines to Prosecute on Phala Phala Case

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

This is the best news of the week! ‘Gamechanger’ HIV prevention drug to be made available cheaply in 120 countries! A twice year injection that showed 100% success in protecting against HIV infection! https://t.co/BFmJB88v2H

[Engineer Matšhela Koko, MBL @koko_matshela]

I just finished reading this peer-reviewed paper. It is mind-boggling.

https://t.co/4t3Gsq7c2w

The greenhouse gas footprint of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is significantly higher than that of coal when considering the entire lifecycle and the potent impact of methane emissions. ​ LNG has a total greenhouse gas footprint of 160 g CO2-equivalent per megajoule (MJ) of energy, which is 33% greater than coal's footprint of 120 g CO2-equivalent/MJ. ​ This higher footprint is primarily due to substantial methane emissions during the production, liquefaction, and transport stages of LNG. ​ Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, over 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 20-year period (GWP20), making even small emissions highly impactful. ​
While the CO2 emissions from burning coal are higher (99 g CO2/MJ) compared to LNG (55 g CO2/MJ), the overall greenhouse gas footprint of LNG is still greater due to the significant methane emissions. ​ Upstream and midstream processes, including methane leaks and CO2 emissions from the energy used in production and transport, contribute 47% of LNG's total emissions. ​ In contrast, coal has lower upstream and midstream emissions, resulting in a simpler lifecycle with fewer stages and lower overall emissions despite higher CO2 from combustion.
Even when analyzed over a 100-year period (GWP100), LNG's footprint equals or exceeds that of coal, highlighting the significant environmental impact of LNG as an energy source. ​ This comparison underscores the importance of considering both CO2 and methane emissions in evaluating the environmental impact of different energy sources. ​

The moral of the story is that importing LNG as an alternative to coal may not provide the anticipated climate benefits due to the significant greenhouse gas footprint associated with LNG, particularly from methane emissions. ​ While LNG produces less carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned than coal, overall greenhouse gas emissions, including methane, make LNG a less favourable option from a climate perspective. ​ Therefore, if a region has significant coal resources, switching to LNG might not yield the expected reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. It could even exacerbate climate impacts in the short term. ​

Instead, the focus should be on transitioning to truly low-carbon and renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power, which offer more substantial and sustainable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

This may present an interesting rationale for nuclear power🤷🏿‍♂️

[Vimlesh Rajbansi @VimleshRajbansi]

Wayne has disappointed me. I have seen an explicit bias in OUTA’s selection of matters that impact civil society. Glaringly obvious they choose NOT to remain neutral and impartial.

2 examples:

1. Andre De Ruyter brought Eskom to its knees by implementing the IRP2019, by shutting down and not properly maintaining coal power stations resulting in load shedding with over R3trillion in losses the economy. Silence form OUTA

2. DA’s high court application dismissed on 1 Dec 2023. Court judgement is final - Eskom was implementing the IRP 2019 by significantly increasing procurement of power from IPPs. This cost Eskom R272 billion over 3 years. Furthermore cost of IPPs contributed to 12.81% of the proposed 20.5% electricity price hike in 2023.
Fact that the DA is silent and not appealing this judgement, OUTA too, is telling. Why the silence?

3. Wayne will dismiss a debate about the cost of nuclear build by exaggerating the cost difference on R/kw only. He intentionally omits to factor in the facts that a nuclear power plant has a 60-80 year lifespan whereas solar and wind is only 25years.
He also fails to include the capacity factors, and the cost of transmission etc.

4. Wayne omits to mention that when Brian Molefe was CEO he refused to sign the IPP contracts because he cautioned government and OUTA that bidwindows 1-4 will cost R1.2 trillion over 20 years, and that the full cost will be transferred to customers by hiking the electricity tariffs. Other factors about guarantees by government too.

5. Furthermore, what OUTA and Wayne fails to declare to the public is that the all in pre-agreed tariff for IPPs
Include CAPEX cost. And by transferring the full costs of the tariff through to customers by increasing electricity tariffs we are forced to pay for the infrastructure owned by the IPP. This is detrimental to energy independence and energy security.

6. OUTA has also remained silent about the R500million De Ruyter allegedly blew on a 3
Month security contract just before he resigned.

Oops, longer than 2 so I’ll
Stop now

[Hungry Lion - SA @hungrylion]

No caption needed, The video speaks for itself 😂😂❤️❤️ #Hungrylikealion

[Vha Mabunda @vha_mo]

South Africans deserve their unemployment

[mohau lekopa @mohau1508]

@GaytonMcK Basically the skill that can lend you in prison is the same skill required to get you into parliament 😏

[mohau lekopa @mohau1508]

@TelkomZA what details do you need?

[mohau lekopa @mohau1508]

@TelkomZA pls explain how does a fixed Fibre contract get invoiced R1582.70 Sep'23, R2209.05 Oct'23, R2845.50 Nov'23, R3498.50 Dec'23, R2633.00 Jan'23, R3281.00 Feb'23?
I demand the name of sales person that keeps fiddling with my account! now internet service is suspended!

[Kausthub Gudipati @kaustats]

Shamar Joseph takes a wicket on the first ball of his Test career, dismissing STEVE SMITH opening for first time in his first-class career.
#AUSvWI

[Africa Research Desk @MightiJamie]

They lied to us about the nuclear deal. Nuclear would have prevented the infiltration of IPPs.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

how to cut exact corners

[TK_Nala @NalaThokozane]

Xolani Dube once paralyse Mavuso Msimang on live television, calling him part of the problem 😭😭😭😭

[SimplyEXT @SimplyEXT]

SABC has done a much better job of covering the Bank Heist saga, and brought in, a person who is professionally astute and credible, giving us , amongst others the following in his analysis

- The EFF was the first to blow the whistle on this in 2019
- Finance Minister brushed it aside
- ANC and its ministers are complicit and must account
- The SARB must be nationalised to serve national interests. It cannot continue serving the interests of its shareholders - who undertook the heist
- The Treasury deregulated exchange rate controls, enabling the banking sector to do as they please

We’ve made enough noise and we are finally getting the feedback that people need to hear

[mohau lekopa @mohau1508]

@Bonisile_RMS

[mohau lekopa @mohau1508]

@Adv_Serame Whatever happens I want to see Afghanistan in semis