![]() The matter resumes on Wednesday until Thursday. We are asking for an order to have interim measures put in place, a recalibration of the evidence before us,” Ngcukaitobi said. The primary relief sought is on alternatives and interim relief on these institutions. There are legal obligations that the Constitutional Court has ruled on in the Vaal matter that has not been adhered to. “We are dealing with who precisely should take responsibility. At that time, the Medupi power plant was commissioned and in 2017, when the Kusile Power plant was also commissioned. Ngcukaitobi said the government and Eskom were liable for the damage caused by load shedding as they never followed the 1999 White Paper on Electricity provision, which indicated that by 2007, there would be an imbalance in the generation and supply of electricity, which was largely ignored as no action was taken until about 2015. Justice Davies questioned whether the interim relief, if it was to be over a period of five years, would not amount to interim relief but a semi-permanent solution until alternative measures were taken by Eskom and the government. Ngcukaitobi said load shedding had cost the economy R338 billion in the 10 years between 20, R1.2 trillion between 20, and the tally for 2023, the worst year for load shedding frequencies and duration, was yet to be tallied.Īn hour of stage 6 load shedding costs the economy at least R500 million, while a whole day at that high stage costs R4bn to the economy, Ngcubaitoki said.ĭyke said the relief sought to separate the critical institutions from the grid was, as admitted by Eskom, possible though it required money and time to exempt the particular institutions from the grid. When load shedding happens at night, security of hospitals and police stations was also compromised. Telecommunication companies had to spend in excess of R2bn in backup mechanisms, which compromised the security of the country. ![]() ![]() “There is impact on national security as we all know, telecommunication companies cannot recharge batteries at cellphone towers when load shedding is at stage 4. 80% of South Africans use public hospitals,” Ngcukaitobi said. But in my heart, I know that One Hand Clapping could have become something so much better had it been a truly solid platformer in its own right.“The mortality rate in hospitals shoots up when there are power cuts. It’s fresh and unique in a way that makes you hit your forehead and wonder why you didn’t think of it sooner. ![]() We should forever remain impressed with One Hand Clapping.
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