If Eskom collapse not halted, SA might never recover - warns Maimane

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If the collapse of Eskom is not immediately halted and reversed, it could plunge South Africa into a downward spiral

If the collapse of Eskom is not immediately halted and reversed, it could plunge South Africa into a downward spiral from which it might never recover, DA leader Mmusi Maimane has warned.Maimane

“Beyond the inconvenience of going without electricity for hours at a time, we face serious risks to our water distribution network, our sewage system and our primary healthcare. The continuous interruptions are also causing extensive damage to our electricity distribution system, which wasn’t built to be switched off and on all the time.

“For every small business that closes shop, dozens of employees and family members immediately lose their only income. And the effects these power cuts will have on future investment in our economy cannot even be calculated.

 

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Why does it suddenly matters to you now,as leaders this could have been handled long ago.12 - 6 months ago our leaders never speak the way they do in the past 2weeks.All of us have brains and can see the rights and wrongs in South Africa.Our leaders failed us

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