Eskom's current woes are the result of political factors weighing more heavily than the available scientific and academic knowledge available.
The failures of Eskom, which have led to another load shedding crisis, cannot be distanced from the ANC, despite the party's attempts to do exactly that, in the wake of their dismal elections performance.
The governing party has been trying to separate itself from the bout of unexpected breakdowns at Eskom power stations, leading to escalating load shedding across the country, which plagued most of the campaign period leading up to last week’s local government elections, and has been a standard feature in public political discourse after the poll.
If Eskom’s policies were more influenced by the available scientific and academic knowledge available to the country, rather than political considerations, the path to a clearer solution to the energy crisis would be clearer, added Mamphweli.
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