Destroying South Africa`s industrial capacity is the name of the game that is being thrown at Eskom. Since the character assassination of former president Jacob Zuma both the ANC and Eskom are under attack which is because of South Africa`s role in … Read the rest
excellent panel discussion hosted by Adil Nchabeleng
Source: A Beautiful Nation in Crisis
Adil Nchabeleng Hosts: A Beautiful Nation in Crisis: Episode 5 21 February 2019
Adil Nchabeleng puts the record straight on the induced crisis at Eskom
Source: SABC Digital News
Eskom’s energy woes
Source: SABC Digital News
Splitting of Eskom into three entities: Adil Nchabeleng
Published 8 February 2019… Read the rest
by PD Lawton 18 February 2019
South African labour unions and certain political parties have been campaigning vociferously against the unbundling of Eskom. Unbundling is a new term for privatization. Outrage against Ramaphosa`s proposal to sell off the power stations and split the utility into … Read the rest
The following upload is an incredibly interesting presentation by Dr Kelvin Kemm and Leon Louw. To begin with here are a few notes on it:
What works in Europe does not necessarily work in South Africa. South Africa is the same size as the whole of western Europe. It is … Read the rest
There is a well known economic graph that directly connects national energy consumption with personal income. The more electricity a nation uses the higher the living standard of the people. Therefore South Africa should be planning to at least double its electricity capacity every year.That should be the plan.
The … Read the rest
“which is the biggest mistake they could make”
” Half the people sitting on that particular task team have an interest in buying Eskom`s power stations”
What does it mean to … Read the rest
This is an exceptionally brilliant and informative presentation by Dr Anthonie Cilliers. Anyone concerned about the future of South Africa needs to watch this.
The platform for the presentation was provided by the Free Market Foundation.
Source: ChannelFMF
by PD Lawton
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently appointed 8 members of a `sustainability task team` to assess the needs of Eskom. They are:
Anton Eberhard, Brian Dames, Tsakani Mthombeni, Sy Gourrah, Grové Steyn, Frans Baleni, Mick Davis and Busisiwe Vilakazi
As of 19 … Read the rest