South Africa: On the edge of darkness – BBC News

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South Africa: On the edge of darkness – BBC News


South Africa’s crumbling energy system is no longer able to keep the lights on, as lengthy power cuts are experienced daily across the country.

The BBC’s Andrew Harding uncovers a story of corruption and vested interest at the heart of South Africa’s power failure.

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  1. The Globalist Climate Cult is Scaming you for your money for a useless thing called "Green Energy" DO NOT COMPLY, RESIST THE GLOBALIST DEMONS AT ALL COSTS! POWER TO THE PEOPLE ✊️ FREEDOM FOR ALL HUMANITY 🌎

  2. Time to move on from the ANC we don't all have the money to leave SA but we can vote but if the people in our country don't vote the ANC out then they don't have a right to complain because you keep vote for them to mess our beautiful country up time to wake up are there will be nothing left for the next generation time for the people of SA to wake up and open they eyes to what's going on and vote out the ANC they had 29 years time is up

  3. As a South African I am disgusted at the state of our nation, once a beacon of hope turned boulevard of broken dreams. In 2024 crime is at 90's levels, unemployment is at its highest, poverty is at its worst and the economy is stagnant. We are losing foreign investment to Nairobi and Lagos because we can't even pay the power bill nor can we foster a business-friendly culture. We live in a two-faced nation with a split personality and this year's election will determine our fate. We live in hope.

  4. Okay thanks al international and community my family all brothers and sisters my family all also and all international and community my family all African all the government my family all African all the government my family all freedom and Democratic policies my family all African all one and all history my family all freedom and Democratic policies my family all also and human and all history and all Humanity and all food policies and gas and oil and bank and electricity and water and all border and immigration and hotel and school and building and all hospital and all borders and all my family all freedom and Democratic policies my family all South African the government my family all South African and all human and all history my family all freedom and Democratic policies my family all peace OK thanks

  5. The future of this country is in it's people we must vote out the present government period, they are not even ashamed to say already in four days 47 000 Zimbabwens are already crossed the border, to do what? Whose electricity are they going to use? Our problem is the influx of immigrands, if they go back to their countreis electricity will be enough for us. there will be no loadshedding

  6. For diaspora as a South African, this message is propaganda.. our low class can't afford electric bills therefore,we hack our electric boxes for free electricity it's possible on our technicality systems. Hence load shedding it's huge. In other words ANC it's not corrupt, am not ANC but it gives us freedom to live without electric bills 🇿🇦🫶.. we are not owning means of production people and it's all on purpose.

  7. One thing you must also include here is that SA supplies many of the neighbouring states with power. They don't even have power plants, but they pay the bill. Escom at its peak could supply the whole Africa with power. But you wanted one man one vote, your outcome is one man one kilowatt. Your cries for freedom will become cries of hunger. You can clearly see what the road ahead looks like, certain communities will install private solar and get on without Escom and some will steal all the batteries and equipment from public network and be without power and then cry that they are disadvantaged. What we need here is a Stalin type dictator to sort out the mess and treat criminals like they should be, especially the political ones. This is Africa, it is ruled by the barrel of a gun. Always has been, always will be.

  8. Truly a failed state…it also tells me that democracy can only work when the voters themselves are informed and intelligent, thereby electing a real leader or leaders that can make a positive and fruitful change in their communities….this is a macrocosm of what happening in our “blue” liberal cities in the USA. Whereby citizens vote by cultural /political identity and not by common sense..thus chaos such as looting , violent crimes and other security failures jeopardize the lives of the responsible citizens living in the community .

  9. south africa is turning into real life wakanda, a selfish, closed in, country, somehow still the most advanced in africa yet an example of resource squandering, wealth hoarding and nepotism. truly wakanda hell on earth

  10. I don't understand why white people act like this is their country when they know its not, your ancestors killed people and stole land its in the history books geesh have some dignity. Go home to the Netherlands or whatever its called your people came from the desperation is just creepy. I'm sure with time the natives will figure out a way to get power working substantiable. They out number you so you won't see another white president ever, you claim they are chaotic and insulting yet you follow them around like puppies its crazy how many white YouTubers travel around rural Africa when they should be fighting a war they started somewhere I'm sure UK could use the help.