Posted on 03/06/2014 11:23:33 AM PST by aimhigh
South Africa imposed rolling power cuts for the first time since 2008 on Thursday as it struggled to cope with coal shortages and technical problems caused by recent heavy rains. State-owned electricity firm Eskom said incessant downpours over the past week had flooded mines and left stockpiles too wet to use in its coal-fired power plants.
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"We do not believe we have a crisis in energy at this present time," said Water Minister Edna Molewa.
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They can burn old tires for heat.
Coal free-solution: solar panels & windmills /s
Damn Afrikaners!!
When Mandela is free then we will have the perfect rainbow nation.
Reminds me of a joke from a Rhodesian family friend. When I was a kid and he had fled with his family he asked me, “Do you know what we used to light our homes with before we had candles? ...... Light Bulbs”.
Not Apartheid. It was RUMSPRINGA!
Expect the same here very soon.
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