If Eskom retained its transmission assets after its unbundling into three separate entities, insufficient new generation will be added over the next few years, necessitating the return of load-shedding.
That is the warning from Anton Eberhard, emeritus professor of the University of Cape Town Power Futures Lab, who recently expressed concerns about government’s revised unbundling strategy for Eskom.
The strategy, published by electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, maintains the break-up of Eskom…
Max du Preez: A prominent journalist and author known for his work on political
issues and social justice.
snow pharaoh
Fun South African Fact: The waters surrounding the 2,500km long coastline are teeming with life. You’ll find great white sharks, African penguins, dolphins and much much more in South Africa’s oceans. Many travellers visit the coast to watch the annual whale migrations. In Hermanus, in the Western Cape, you can see hundreds of whales from June to late November. Simon’s Town, another coastal Western Cape town, is home to Boulder’s Beach. Here you can swim alongside colonies of African Penguins!
Friday Ferrari
Van der Merwe is approached by SANRAL one day who want to build a new highway through his donkey farm. Van is really concerned with how his donkeys can get from one side of the farm to the other without having to cross the highway and risk being injured or killed. He is promised that they will build bridges the highway so that his donkeys can cross under the highway. Van agrees and gives them the go-ahead.
The highway is built and a year later the same rep goes to the farm to go see how Van and his donkeys are. He eventually finds Van under one of these bridges chipping away at the roof of the tunnel with a hammer and chisel.
\”Mnr Van de Merwe, what are you doing damaging the highway bridge?\”