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How are the crooks and idiots who stole the R56.3 billion owed to Eskom going to stick to the conditions of the so-called debt relief scheme? The debt will obviously increase and no-one will lose their jobs or be prosecuted. Dave
Phew! So relieved Ben Trovato made it to Costa Rica. Hope he continues with his unique column. Loved his previous Costa Rican experiences.
Jen
Regardless of what the minister of load shedding says, there will be rolling blackouts varying between stages 6 and 12 until the end of the year and maybe even longer for two reasons: one, to punish us for not giving them their obnoxious 35% tariff increase; two, to allow Eskom to accumulate cash so they can afford to buy coal and diesel so that they can reduce load shedding before the 2024 elections. Criminality at its best.
Tony KMHWA
If the ANC and DA decide to get together in a coalition, they will be the biggest losers at the polls as their supporters will drop them and vote for other parties. Oil and water doesn’t mix.
Elf
So, Duduzane Zuma reckons he is the right candidate to bring about change by seeing himself as the next state president? Think you and your family have short-changed SA more than enough this century and to last the next couple of centuries. XYZ
High school fees are the main reason why children are leaving the school early. Parents don’t have money for school and keep children at home.
Robbie
Thabile Mange, I disagree with your comment about the country’s economy. This is being ruined by the greed of most of those in power. All the restrictive employment policies are also to blame. Who wants to start a business when you are told who you can employ or how many nonpaying partners you must have before you can get contracts? Tony W
Why did it get this far with Thabo Bester? Out of prison, into Tanzania? Brought back in luxury? He has the talent to be SA’s next ANC president.
Comrade minister Gordhan seems to be running out of steam with his mysterious ANC airline deal.
LR
Dave, regarding your comment about Mandla Mthembu’s comment about how the so-called headless DA manages the best municipalities regarding load shedding, according to my know-how, the DA does not control the load shedding schedule. Sir Theo
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the universe seems to be in harmony. Well, from that intro it’s pretty obvious that I am in an exceptionally good frame of mind.
No, I didn’t win the lottery, neither did I inherit a fortune.
I do, however, have two very good reasons to pop the champagne and sing in the rain – you see, first we were burgled and, then, we suffered a seriously blocked drain. Let me explain.
Over the Easter weekend, my wife’s coffee shop was burgled. A lone culprit, visible on the CCTV footage, forced open a door and made off with her sound equipment. He is obviously quite adept at this, as it all happened faster than anyone can say “stop that thief”.
We discovered the burglary on Saturday morning and duly called the police.
A sergeant and two constables promptly arrived to take our statements. Within a few hours we received an SMS notification containing the case number.
The next day, a forensic team arrived and took fingerprints.
On Tuesday, the sergeant investigating the case visited the shop and took copies of the CCTV footage.
On Thursday the sergeant informed me that they had arrested a suspect. His first court appearance was on the Friday.
Turns out the culprit has a previous conviction and has been linked with other business burglaries in the area. He has admitted guilt and negotiated a plea bargain. He should be sentenced accordingly within a few weeks.
I must admit, I did not expect this positive outcome.
Then, the blocked drain.
You know when you flush your toilet and instead of the contents going down, it pushes up, and up and up… and you start screaming “oh shhhhhh*t.”
Well, that happened on Sunday morning at the coffee shop.
I immediately reported it to the municipality. Within 30 minutes a team arrived and solved the problem. And that on a Sunday.
These two incidents have given me new hope and encouragement.
With so much going wrong in the country, it is heart-warming to know that there are still cops and municipal workers doing their utmost. Sometimes, the smallest things make a world of difference.