Ultimately, of course, we all desperately want the electricity issue to be resolved. Let’s be clear, however, that every energy expert worth their salt in this country agrees that loadshedding is here to stay for the foreseeable future.
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It is seriously problematic that the Chairperson of the ANC AND a senior cabinet minister can suggest they know and presumably have known all along how to solve the biggest crisis facing our country, but have kept us all in the dark
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To quote Prof Swilling: “What South Africa needs to realise is that no matter what the President or the cabinet may decide today (and no matter how sound their policies are), nothing will stop load shedding tomorrow.”
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We have tolerated the cold and dark over the last few weeks, but it won’t take much more to make us all snap.
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As with COVID, it seems to me that every politicians and relevant civil servant should put everything else aside and deal with this crisis.
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So let me put this challenge to the Minister of Health, MECs, and officials: Please go in your personal capacity and quietly sit for a while in the emergency rooms of our state hospitals. Then ask yourself if you are doing your job good enough.
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I understand that it takes a lot of guts to apologise when you are in authority. However, if they want us to take the apology seriously, it is essential that at least some of those who were responsible for where we are now, are held accountable - and not only the individual/s who were involved in the recent sabotage.
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If it wasn't so sad, it would be rather funny to note that the emissions from these coal power plants are contributing to climate change which causes these extreme weather events which cause the wet coal which results in the coal power stations to grind to a halt.
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