On Friday we all got together to watch the Blue Bulls vs. Cheetah's Super 14 match, played in Bloemfontein. I could not believe my eyes' when I saw the stadium had a power failure in the heat of the game!
One of the first Super 14 matches, a global audience, a few months away from the soccer world cup, and one of our stadiums is plunged into darkness during an international match. Not a good picture....
I am, and have been very positive about the World Cup here in South Africa, always pushing against negative sentiment (of which there is unfortunatly a lot). The newspapers voiced there concerns about he blackout in Bloemfontein as well.
I also feel a level of concern, but will rather say this... we can host this cup successfully, and Eskom needs to simply ensure this does not happen anywhere,anyhow in any way shape or form during this massive event... Can they do it? Off course! We have not experienced load shedding in almost 2 years.... surely we can ensure that we are not left in the dark during the World Cup, and give our international visitors the best South African experience they can possibly have...Again I need to state, if our reliance on fossil fuels was not so overwhelming, we could keep the lights on and industries going, through the utilisation of renewable energies, we as individuals can start making the difference...
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