Ook
March 20, 2023, 4:07pm
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So it was much ado about nothing.
What with the security forces and police being on the ball, the protesters could not do much damage and looting as was initially feared, and the whole protest ended up with a dismal whimper.
Seems like it is the end of the road for the EFF. We will have to wait and see though.
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Ook
March 21, 2023, 7:48am
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This tweet sums the “protest march” up perfectly.
https://twitter.com/DieDagbreker/status/1637856391162388496?s=20
The music does it really well
So if they are pulling them down for the metal are they not aware that once they pull down enough there won’t be anywhere that can use the metal? Or is that just a cover story for isolating the towns for raids?
Ook
April 13, 2023, 7:47am
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Things just keep on escalating :
https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/stage-9-load-shedding-warning-for-south-africa.1233347/
Energy analyst Clyde Mallison says that South Africa could hit stage 9 load shedding in June if the country is hit with cold snaps.
South Africans need to prepare themselves for higher stages of load shedding in the coming months as the country heads into winter – and power utility Eskom is already struggling to keep the lights on.
The company announced that all-day stage 6 load shedding would be implemented until further notice after it got hit with further breakdowns at its power stations on Wednesday night (12 April).
Eskom lost a unit at the Medupi power station in the evening, adding to the breakdowns at other stations during the day, delays in returning units to service, and others being taken offline for scheduled repairs.
According to Eskom, it only had 24,700MW of generating capacity available versus demand of 31,400, necessitating the stage 6 load shedding.
Load shedding = planned power outages right?
Ook
April 14, 2023, 1:07pm
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And, in other news, this trend is very, very worrying.
Yup, another 5 pylons did a collapso.
Will post pix as soon as these is available.
Hammanskraal is to the North of Pretoria.
Ook
April 14, 2023, 1:36pm
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Also, this :
“78% of Grade 4 learners could not read for meaning in any language.”
“79% of Grade 6 maths teachers in the country scored below 60% on a Grade 6 maths test.”
In the long run SA’s failed public education system is a much bigger crisis than Eskom.
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Ook
April 17, 2023, 6:54am
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10 hours of no power each day.
Investors should not invest until this has been sorted out.
Generator already need to be booked for a service.
Ook
April 17, 2023, 11:38am
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Seems our President is not too keen on telling the truth to potential investors.
https://twitter.com/Volkstaat10/status/1647919296243277824?s=20
Ook
April 17, 2023, 11:39am
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Today they have started the installation of a PV system at the office.
Generator can be utilized as a back-up should the batteries not get enough time to recharge.
But there are lots of other businesses who cannot afford the capital outlay, and have to close their doors and people are without a work and income
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Nabiki
April 17, 2023, 5:20pm
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Dang. More people out of work makes more desperate people. Desperate people are going to do what they think they need to to survive.
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I think the people in charge are counting on this. Hard to run a good dictatorship running a genocidal campaign if everyone is happy.
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Ook
April 17, 2023, 8:30pm
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Self-enrichment while the country burns.
Nabiki
April 18, 2023, 12:35pm
137
Don’t the know that fat and happy people are lazy and not likely to agitate for change? Bread and circuses!
The need the violent revolution first, then they can execute them or imprison them for later use. After that they give the free shit away.
Ook
April 24, 2023, 1:39pm
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And the circus continues…
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