Charlize Theron: Afrikaans is USELESS & ONLY 44 people speak it?! | Sabotage at Eskom | Ep 18

🏆 Become a member to my YT Channel for some perks:    / @newsflashwjoeemilio   ___________________________________ Telegram open group: https://t.me/joeemilioshowchat ___________________________________ 🏋🏽‍♂️ Joe’s Journey: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNHecRMm/ ___________________________________ 👨🏽‍💻My Website: www.joeemilio.co.za ___________________________________ #charlizetheron #Eskom #afrikaans Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is facing fierce criticism in South Africa after saying her mother tongue, Afrikaans, is “a dying language.” The “Monster” and “Tully” star made the comments on Monday’s episode of the “Smartless” podcast, saying that the language that she grew up speaking was fading out. Theron, 47, who revealed she only learned to speak English fluently when she moved to the United States at 19, said there’s “about 44 people still speaking” Afrikaans. “It’s definitely a dying language, it’s not a very helpful language,” she told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett. Theron’s remarks soon sparked a social media debate in South Africa. While some branded her ill-informed, others agreed that Afrikaans was a “dead language.” “Charlize Theron is a legend!” one Twitter commentator wrote. “Indeed Afrikaans is a dead language. It belongs in the past. It’s a tool once used to oppress Africans.” Another Twitter user said: “This statement was made by Charlize Theron to appease Hollywood. I do not concur with her. As with all other languages, the Afrikaans language must be preserved.” Tim Theron, a South African actor and director of no relation to Theron, commented under a clip of the podcast shared on Instagram: “We’re extremely proud of Charlize and everything she has achieved … but we’re also very proud of our diversity and our amazing and beautiful official languages, of which Afrikaans is one. “It’s not a ‘dying language’, and it’s not only spoken by 44 people. It’s spoken by millions of people, there are new songs and poems being written every day, movies made etc.” CNN has contacted Theron’s representatives for further comment. And in other news... Power utility Eskom has arrested a maintenance worker for sabotaging one of its units at the Camden power station. The group said that the perpetrator is employed by a maintenance company working at the station and intentionally removed the bearing oil drain plug from the bearing, causing the oil burners to trip repeatedly. “This malicious act caused all the oil to drain out from the bearing, thus damaging the bearing, which, in turn, prevented the mills from operating optimally. Camden unit 4 subsequently tripped after losing the mills,” Eskom said. The incident occurred on 10 November, and a case of sabotage has been opened for investigation by the South African Police Service, it said. Eskom said that internal investigations led to the culprit being identified and questioned about the incident. Evidence was obtained, and the perpetrator confessed, saying he intentionally removed the plug to cause the trip to ensure that his employer would be awarded additional maintenance and repair jobs at the station. The Hawks, meanwhile, is investigating several alleged crimes, including the theft of coal, the theft of diesel, the theft of cables, bomb threats, fraud and corruption, sabotage and various others. One case highlighted by the Hawks involved diesel worth R200,000 stolen from Kriel Power Stations, where transporters colluded with Eskom weighbridge clerks to steal the fuel. The receiving officer let the transporter drive out after weighing the diesel load, and the fuel was put in a different truck at a farm down the road. The transporter then drove back to the power station, weighing an empty load – in and out masses were registered, and the receiving officer acknowledged receipt of the diesel, but it was never delivered. “Eskom will then pay the diesel bill of the fuel it has never received,” the Hawks said. “The driver, after selling the diesel, will be paid either cash or electronically.” South Africa is currently experiencing the worst year of load shedding on record, exacerbated by continued breakdowns and hampered maintenance.