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Carte Blanche

Powerless and peeved

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14 February
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ. Wracked by corruption, financial mismanagement and ineptitude, Eskom was looted from inside and out. Now on its knees, itโ€™s nonetheless charging consumers more for a service that itโ€™s failing to deliver. After weeks of relentless loadshedding โ€“ much of it at stage 6 โ€“ there are mounting threats of protests from enraged South Africans, and the president is feeling the heat. But how do we avoid a very grim energy outlook without urgent, workable solutions on the table? There are no easy answers for the national utility, but thatโ€™s unlikely to win them any sympathy among an increasingly fed-up citizenry. Carte Blanche contemplates whatโ€™s next for a powerless nation. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://bit.ly/PodcastCB