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2008-01-28 Africa Subsaharan

Gold mines shut as South Africa forced to ration power supply

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-28 08:55|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

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Posted by Jomosing Bluetooth8431 2008-01-28 09:31|| 2008-01-28 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The government has blamed the power shortages on increased demand caused by years of economic growth and the provision of ~~FRE~~E electricity to black townships that were not connected in the apartheid era

Posted by Besoeker 2008-01-28 09:39|| 2008-01-28 09:39|| Front Page Top

#3 When did Gray Davis move to South Africa?

Posted by charger 2008-01-28 10:41|| 2008-01-28 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Gold and Platinum pay for energy - WTF is wrong with these idiots brains?

Posted by 3dc 2008-01-28 10:42|| 2008-01-28 10:42|| Front Page Top

#5 isn't South Africa nuclear. so wouldn't that mean they have reactors that make energy.Push the white man out like the earlier comment said and it will be another third world nation we have too feed within a few months

Posted by sinse 2008-01-28 10:53|| 2008-01-28 10:53|| Front Page Top

#6 This is the poisoned fruit of past ANC decisions on economic and social engineering : lots of investors who would have been interested in building power plants were frightened off by the ANC's slow slide towards Zimbabwean "redistribution", and have refused to build ANYTHING that could be stolen by the ANC in future years.
Also, addressing the "Africa for Africans" mentality, just look at Uganda under Idi Amin to see how well that works out - Uganda at the time of independence was South Africa's economic rival on the continent. A few years under Africanization with all whites, Orientals, and Indians driven from the country turned Uganda into a typical third world hellhole.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-01-28 18:58|| 2008-01-28 18:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Xactly, Shieldwolf.

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-01-28 19:25|| 2008-01-28 19:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Follow the money. Anonymoose has got it right. SOMEBODY in South African government is causing the power shortage (or at least the crisis level of it) AND establishing how that shortage will be distributed. You can bet they own huge chunks of gold (or futures.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-01-28 22:20|| 2008-01-28 22:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Also, addressing the "Africa for Africans" mentality...

I'd be quite happy with leaving all of Africa, for the Africans. Evacuate all non-Africans, close the place and cease all aid. No Africans out, no one else in, let them eat themselves.

Posted by Skunky Phuter6558 2008-01-28 22:35|| 2008-01-28 22:35|| Front Page Top

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