Sabotage may be behind the pre-election load shedding we experienced last week, but who are the saboteurs... Eskom?
Duarte said there “may be the deliberate actions of some within Eskom for political ends”.You will recall that at the heart of July’s riots in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, there was a pattern of carefully planned sabotage, whose political motive was considered to be insurrection to force the release of former president Jacob Zuma.
If there is politically motivated sabotage at Eskom, it is more likely to come from within the ANC than from any other party. Deputy President David Mabuza is in an interesting situation. Mabuza may have been summoned by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, who was still looking for returns on a down payment he is alleged to have made to Zuma.
In such a climate, it would be easier to reintroduce the idea of a massive nuclear power deal. Chief stumbling block would be Ramaphosa, who said in January 2018 that nuclear was not an option for South Africa.
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