Johannesburg to Follow Cape Town, Break from State Power Company

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Johannesburg to Follow Cape Town, Break from State Power Company
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The city of Johannesburg, South Africa, is to follow the lead of Cape Town and seek alternative power suppliers other than Eskom, the state-run electricity monopoly that has been gutted by overly aggressive affirmative action and mismanagement.

Two decades ago, Eskom provided the world’s cheapest power, and was discussing high-tech investments in new technology such as pebble-bed nuclear reactors. The company was considered a candidate for privatization to boost foreign investment.

Eskom and other state-owned enterprises also implemented aggressive affirmative action policies that saw white engineers displaced by black replacements who often could not do the job, forcing companies to hire consultants and foreign workers.

 

It's been gutted by overly aggressive affirmative action and fraud at a scale rarely seen. Fact

To stol blackouts they must do black outs

These black outs are just a form of test marketing. We will all be feeling them soon.

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