SA's electricity crisis | Power cuts harming the economy

Author David Lipschitz discussed this with eNCA's Dan Moyane. Courtesy of #DStv403

[hendrikdevos]

Very good interview and good points from David.

[mariussteyn]

I think it's time to stop paying taxes

[ezenvkz]

Proof that the africanisation process of Eskom and Mzansi is nearly done.
Thank you Anc cadre deployment, Affirmative Action of people with substandard skills and BEE.
The list of stunning failures is endless Denel, SAPS, SAA, Transnet, Gov healthcare and ESKOM.
Verwoerd was actually right, we should have believed every word he whatever those hands touch... will break.

[rpc]

It's a COAL SUPPLY problem, but nobody wants to reveal it or admit it because it's too EMBARRASSING.

[Kholmi.]

David is saying what I feel Eskom and the government know. It's so annoying how we have all the specialists and the government refuses to listen to them. I mean, why would you want to run a failing country? Fix the problems that will generate a successful economy and society. By the looks of it, most of our major issues we're facing were projected over a decade ago.

[truth-Hurts]

Horey shet !!! This guy must be a genius to figure this one out !!!!

[shereem]

Tell all this all to the goverment they don't know it yet

[BeingHumanInSouthAfrica]

I love the point we both made that Eskom should just do their jobs. Supply base load to the smelters, steel makers, car makers, big business.

And let private companies become utilities together with their staff.

[larrymeyer]

Many large projects run somewhat behind the original plan. Top class project manager see the problems long before that impact on the progress of works, or can delay other activities that will result in a late hand over. If however the supply of goods is being interfered with by politicians stealing….demanding kickbacks you should expect late delivery. And you high class project manager looks like a fool as critical items arrive late, suppliers renege on warranty. Ask any serious Project manager if its possible to build a plant with such big machinery when there is no QA oversight in the suppliers factory, Identifying non conformance before the item leaves the factory, feeding back to the PM delays, stopping payments to enforce correction before the technicians attempt to commission faulty equipment. Critical QA approvals during manufacture, that’s something we did in ESKOM in 1990.

[ndwandwewasendwedwe]

Sober minded analysis. Not the racist rants we are used to from Right-wingers

[sophiastephanus]

The White man Boer Julius Malema hates at least on a grafting.
ESKOM.

[cccmmm]

This guy has no clue. You cannot have a virtual grid. Electricity can only flow in real wires, not virtual wires.