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Using emergency powerships to solve the energy crisis sounds like a great idea, so what’s the problem with the Karpowerships?

Using emergency powerships to solve the energy crisis sounds like a great idea, so what’s the problem with the Karpowerships?
By Politically Aweh
19 Jun 2021
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As South Africa continues limping through electricity black outs, Minister Gwede Mantashe’s Department of Energy and Mineral Resources is moving ahead with an ‘emergency’ procurement of electricity from gas powerships. But the deal is fraught with problems and likely not the solution South Africa needs.

Presented by one of SA’s most loved comics, KG Mokgadi, and featuring a cameo by popular SA YouTube satirist, Bearleii Sober, the latest episode of Politically Aweh joins the dots with the help of Dr Roland Ngam, the programme manager for Climate Justice & Socio-Ecological Transformation at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.

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  • Coen Gous says:
    19 June 2021 at 14:31

    I guess you guys want me to take a knee. Don’t worry, no moderation needed, simply delete it

  • Kanu Sukha says:
    20 June 2021 at 11:26

    KAPOW!aSHIP. Mantashe’s dream of a new source of ANC feeding frenzy … can sink … if you can’t swim ! All the dead fish around its deadly water could create a new source of energy … besides the stench of course … aweh !!

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