Load shedding: SA still suffering the consequences of the ANC’s State Capture
The confirmation that stage 1 load shedding would be implemented this evening is disturbing, to say the least. This is despite repeated assurances, just last month, from Eskom that this would not be necessary as the entity had put in place their “winter readiness plan”.
Clearly, the plan has failed. Eskom must urgently brief the public and detail exactly why load shedding has become necessary tonight, what acts of sabotage have occurred and where, and if load shedding will become the norm once more.
Make no mistake, the current situation is a direct result of State Capture. For years the ANC allowed their cronies and the Gupta’s to suck the lifeblood out of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
SOE funding was stolen for the personal benefit of the politically connected, high-paying jobs were handed out to those with no experience and now South Africans are made to pay for it. Over and over again.
At Eskom, the monster that is State Capture has gorged itself to bursting point. The entity has massive debt and a bloated workforce it cannot afford. All the while, the price of electricity keeps going up, which ordinary South Africans cannot afford.