ESKOM POWER

There is no way water will not be bloodied if a crocodile has been feeding on the calf of the hippopotamus. In the same way the present debate about the electricity challenge facing our country is a classic representation of everything that is wrong with our national discourse.

Granted, the fact that the country has had to endure intermittent rolling blackouts is a matter of major concern not only for our day-to-day existence, but for the very economic well-being of our country.

As a country that is still picking up pieces from the debris of apartheid rule, South Africa can ill-afford to experience these power outages as they can have a devastating impact on the economic growth of the country.

Instead of coming up with solutions they see an opportunity to improve their profiles
That said, however, it is important to put this debate into context and avoid the zero sum game approach which characterises debates in South Africa.

The truth is that the outages are a direct result of lopsided apartheid planning.

Above is a extract from a article originally published on page 9 of The Mercury on February 05, 2008
‘Apartheid planning resulted in blackouts’

This one is absolutely brilliant – I mean of all the gems that the sophisticated black gentlemen have delivered so far, this must surely rate as the jewel in the crown, the ruby in the sceptre, the Cullinan freeking diamond!!!
The “power outages” occurring in the New South Africa at the moment are caused by ……………………… APARTHEID.
Yup, it’s true – according to Lennox Mabaso who writes a column for IOL, the reason for the lack of power is that the evil whites failed to be far sighted enough to provide the incumbent government with enough power stations when they handed the country over back in 94.
It seems that the country has experienced phenomenal growth over the last 14 years and this has outstripped it’s ability to provide enough electricity to the numerous BEE and AA industries that simply abound.