hi hi! I live in JHb and today I was in the car driving around and all robots were down and no pointsmen. What hapened, and how can this be resolved. Is it the govt. fault?
2007-01-18 05:38:47 · 10 answers · asked by lucy_goose 3 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
See my question (above). What do you know - it DID turn out to be the government's fault, after all. They prohibited Eskom to build new power stations from 1998 to 2004. Few people seem to know this coz the ANC is keeping it very qiuet. And now they're trying to deny there's any problem. There are also no problems with crime, the educational system etc.
Of course Eskom could also have been more proactive with backup plans. If they didn't spend so much time and money on getting rid rid of employees with a lighter skin tone, they might have been more prepared.
2007-01-20 02:02:47 · answer #1 · answered by Vango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, I am an ex JHB boy. Only us south africans know what robots are, so you will need to call them traffic lights for the okies who live outside Souff Efrica. I think what you experienced may be a brown-out. When the demand for power overwhelms the system. Better ask Escom or Kelvin Power Station because the government will not be the one to blame i think.
2007-01-18 05:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mantenga 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Its Eskom's fault. They are ridiculous!!! its their infrastructure that's the problem and they should actually change the whole deal not just patch up as they've been doing all along. They don't understand maintanance. They claim it will be too costly to do that. Whereas, if they had saved money from their profits and not squandered it in humongous bonuses, there would be some in their reserves enough to cover the whole mess.
They call themselves business people, yeah right.
2007-01-18 22:39:21 · answer #3 · answered by DolphinLami 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's all over the news...turn on the radio and when the next news bulletin comes on you will hear what they have to say about it. One thing I did hear is that the problem is not as big as they thought it was, so it should be sorted out soon! Thank G-d there is still electricity in my area! :-)
2007-01-18 18:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Motti _Shish 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't think what could have caused it and how it can be resolved, but I do think it has got nothing to do with the government.
Thanks Mantenga for a point of correction re: robots.
2007-01-18 09:35:56 · answer #5 · answered by Diezel 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi, check out www.iol.co.za, it was a national outage...Eksom's in big trouble, and so it seems SA will have an electricity problem for a week to deal with..and that in summer time! Gosh, what's going to happen then in winter? And we even were not warned!!! Hmmm...sorry for all loyal SA citizens..I'm leaving SA in a month..the more I see and hear whats going on-poor management all around it seems,I'm almost glad to be leaving
2007-01-18 11:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by Queen B 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes the problem is at Eskom. You must watch the news more often. I watched the news yesterday I when I saw who's in charge there... well, say no more.
2007-01-18 20:58:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
LOL sometimes you make me laugh Brad Morris 6;) i gotta agree with you on that one bro! BUT the problem is being seen to and will be fixed shortly... enjoy driving home from work today... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!!
2007-01-18 20:56:44 · answer #8 · answered by $u$kin 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a national outage, so prepare for a weekend of darkness.
2007-01-18 18:12:57 · answer #9 · answered by David 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basic amenities breaking down? What a shocker. No, it's not the government's fault, never is. It's apartheid's fault. Isn't everything?
2007-01-18 20:45:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋