Was Eskom really the victim of sabotage?
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SA Twitter has been ablaze since yesterday after President Cyril Ramaphosa blamed sabotage for the country’s load shedding. After again expressing his “shock and surprise” at the latest Eskom crisis, Ramaphosa said someone at Eskom disconnected the instrument that led to the loss of 2000 megawatts. South Africans are certainly not buying this story and have slammed the president for 'incompetence' and 'weak leadership'.
Is sabotage at Eskom a plausible story? Well former Eskom interim Group Chief Executive Officer Matšhela Koko doesn’t seem to think so. Let’s get the view of energy expert Ted Blom…
Is sabotage at Eskom a plausible story? Well former Eskom interim Group Chief Executive Officer Matšhela Koko doesn’t seem to think so. Let’s get the view of energy expert Ted Blom…