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‘Stockpile food and water’: South Africa faces ‘civil war’ conditions if power grid collapses
News.au.com ^ | March 1 2023 | Frank Chung

Posted on 03/01/2023 5:59:45 AM PST by Skwor

Western embassies including the United States and Australia have advised their citizens in the country to stock up on “several days worth” of food and water and be on high alert during extended blackouts sweeping the country.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national “state of disaster” on February 9 in response to the record electricity shortage, which has seen state-owned power company Eskom institute rolling blackouts

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: africa; australia; backtothestoneage; blackouts; brownouts; collapse; electricty; prepper; preppers; southafrica
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This was predicted by many all the back in 1994 when the elections gave control to Mandela's party.

Thread link here gives first hand account https://twitter.com/k9_reaper/status/1630436052723720193

Notice how the government is completely absent and more worried about taking things away from people with the wrong skin color and redistributing than actually running the country.

1 posted on 03/01/2023 5:59:45 AM PST by Skwor
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South Africa faces ‘civil war’ conditions if WHEN power grid collapses
2 posted on 03/01/2023 6:01:50 AM PST by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: Skwor

America’s sad future if we do not stop cultural Marxism.


3 posted on 03/01/2023 6:02:00 AM PST by wildcard_redneck (Biden will mess up the Ukraine worse than Afghanistan.)
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To: Skwor

This was easy to predict, and it will get worse.


4 posted on 03/01/2023 6:06:01 AM PST by EastTexasTraveler
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South Africa faces ‘civil war’ conditions if power grid collapses

So who in S. Africa would represent the Northern side, and who the Confederate side, should hostilities break out?

Regards,

5 posted on 03/01/2023 6:07:08 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Skwor

Stock up on “several days worth” of food if the (South African) grid goes down...lol.


6 posted on 03/01/2023 6:07:59 AM PST by AAABEST ( NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: Skwor

“Free Nelson Mandela!”


7 posted on 03/01/2023 6:08:23 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: EastTexasTraveler

Maybe their new buddies, the Russkies and ChiComs will help them out.


8 posted on 03/01/2023 6:09:04 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Shouldn’t disgruntled blacks in this country be rushing back to Africa, especially South Africa which has legalized “kill whitey”, so they can create the type of country they want to live in with other blacks?


9 posted on 03/01/2023 6:09:34 AM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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He was a horrible man, a communist and petty tyrant, his wife literally owned slaves, beat them and had people necklaced.


10 posted on 03/01/2023 6:10:47 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Skwor

This is the end of Atlas Shrugged in real life.

Who is John Galt?


11 posted on 03/01/2023 6:13:28 AM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: Skwor

South Africa — yet another predictable commie disaster.


12 posted on 03/01/2023 6:13:38 AM PST by Yardstick
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Social Justice in action.
As a BRICS* member, why is the allowed to happen? Is China standing down to rule over the ashes when all is said and done?
* Russia, South Africa, China to Simulate Air Attacks in Exercise -Bloomberg 9da


13 posted on 03/01/2023 6:13:42 AM PST by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness ; Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat)
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Yep. SA went from a prosperous country to collapse in one generation. Communists are parasites that eat their host.


14 posted on 03/01/2023 6:14:00 AM PST by DeplorablePaul (s)
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To: wildcard_redneck
America’s sad future if we do not stop cultural Marxism.

Yep, only the preppers will be prepared.

15 posted on 03/01/2023 6:15:22 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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Ya mean it’s not wakanda forever ?…


16 posted on 03/01/2023 6:15:55 AM PST by TnTnTn
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To: 1Old Pro

I have explained to my wife numerous times ammo and medicine will be a currency in the US within 50 year if our current course does not drastically change. imho.


17 posted on 03/01/2023 6:17:33 AM PST by Skwor
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From two years ago:

https://youtu.be/vtmCuXaRSf0


18 posted on 03/01/2023 6:19:16 AM PST by beaversmom
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I ... I ... I ... ain't gonna play Sun City ahhh yeah aaaa
19 posted on 03/01/2023 6:20:52 AM PST by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !!!)
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To: dayglored

The results of communism and tribalism, coupled with general ignorance and superstition, have taken a once great nation into chaos and possible civil war.


20 posted on 03/01/2023 6:22:51 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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