Do you agree? 🗣'Load shedding is deliberate, the more blackouts we have, the more justification is there to privatise the energy provision of the country.' Loadshedding SouthAfrica
South Africans have been subjected to daily blackouts over the past few weeks as Eskom struggles to recover from a recent strike by workers and a general lack of generation capacity.
Speaking at a media briefing in Boksburg on Wednesday, the trade union's secretary-general Irvin Jim said the country's economy has collapsed. "The country is moving towards a completely different direction. To turn around and stimulate economic growth, we need a reliable energy supply, this load shedding of blackouts, not even a single investor will come and invest in this country, enough is enough."Jim says they want to meet with Eskom's management and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe in an effort to come up with solutions for the energy crisis.
"Eskom power stations and units that need quality maintenance are not being maintained, the capacity and leadership that used to drive generation at Eskom are gone. "Load shedding is deliberate, there the more blackouts we have, the more justification is there to privatise the energy provision of the country, which is bad for the working class."
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