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A new definition of: "Having panties in a twist". Of course, not nearly as dangerous as using a potato as a weapon.
On a more serious note, the question has been asked: "In what context do we have the cheapest electricity in the world?" And are we really that cheap if we primarily use coal and not cleaner energy sources with the countries being compared with? Of course, there is also the polite enquiry of whether Eskom try to build more power stations when the economy was booming?
I doubt those questions will get answered, even if they are seemingly obvious to even an 'amateur economist' such as myself (First year economics in uni does not really count for a lot of expertise). Of course, the more inquisitive answers of why the top management at Eskom are still getting their bonuses(coming up to about 60 million Rand = almost 8 million $) even after their spectacular publicly witnessed failure to do their jobs? I doubt those will be answered either.
On the up side, in a strictly black humour terms, all this may come to naught, if hostile alien civilisations trace back the signals we use to monitor close-by asteroids. Assuming hostile technologically-advanced alien life exists and wants to wipe us off for whatever is left off of our mineral resources or just because. Somehow, the lack of electricity to watch "The Biggest Loser: South Africa" is no longer such an anger-inspiring fact.
On a more serious note, the question has been asked: "In what context do we have the cheapest electricity in the world?" And are we really that cheap if we primarily use coal and not cleaner energy sources with the countries being compared with? Of course, there is also the polite enquiry of whether Eskom try to build more power stations when the economy was booming?
I doubt those questions will get answered, even if they are seemingly obvious to even an 'amateur economist' such as myself (First year economics in uni does not really count for a lot of expertise). Of course, the more inquisitive answers of why the top management at Eskom are still getting their bonuses(coming up to about 60 million Rand = almost 8 million $) even after their spectacular publicly witnessed failure to do their jobs? I doubt those will be answered either.
On the up side, in a strictly black humour terms, all this may come to naught, if hostile alien civilisations trace back the signals we use to monitor close-by asteroids. Assuming hostile technologically-advanced alien life exists and wants to wipe us off for whatever is left off of our mineral resources or just because. Somehow, the lack of electricity to watch "The Biggest Loser: South Africa" is no longer such an anger-inspiring fact.