Eskom’s Toxic Legacy: The Emperor’s New Clothes

Behind the thin veil of "success" lies a rotting corpse, a victim of decades of neglect and malice. Eskom’s chairman, Mteto Nyati, dares to speak truth to power, to expose the festering sores that threaten to consume us all.

"Load shedding? Ha! That’s just the tip of the iceberg, folks. The real problem is the monumental debt owed to Eskom by municipalities. It’s a ticking time bomb, and we’re all just waiting for it to detonate."

And what’s causing this toxic mess? Simple: the culture of lawlessness that’s taken root in our society. Theft, in all its guises, is the name of the game.

"Municipal infrastructure is dying, and we’re all to blame. How can we expect Eskom to fund new projects when they’re crippled by debt and illegal connections?

"It’s not just a financial crisis; it’s a crisis of values. Do we really think it’s okay to steal from our neighbors? That’s what we’re doing, folks. That’s what we’re condoning.

"We need a drastic overhaul, a revolution in thought and action. We can’t continue to pretend that everything is hunky dory while our kids grow up in a world where basic necessities are luxuries."

In this maelstrom of inefficiency and greed, Nyati pleads for sanity, for a chance to take a step back and rethink the foundation of our energy infrastructure.

"We need government, society, and the municipalities themselves to take responsibility for their actions. Enough is enough. We can’t fix this on our own. The game is up, and it’s time to face the music."

The emperor, it seems, has no clothes – and we’re all standing by, powerless, as the very foundations of our society crumble beneath our feet.

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Illegal Connections: The Silent Killer

And, yes, load shedding, too, but that’s just a Band-Aid on a festering wound. The real story is the daily, silent struggle against thievery, against the lawbreakers who steal from our grid, from our homes, and from each other.

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