\u201cDaar is lig aan die einde van hierdie tonnel,\u201d het pres. Cyril Ramaphosa in 2015, toe hy nog adjunk was, aan die lede van die Parlement oor die land se elektrisiteitskrisis ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vandag is hy die president en steeds predik hy niks anders nie as lippediens; dit is meer praatjies as enigiets anders \u2013 praatjies oor ons gaan nog, of ons is besig om te kyk na dit en dat. Geen praktiese plan, strategie\u00eb of oplossings word aan die land duidelik gemaak nie \u2013 ons word in die donkerte gelaat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jare later is daar egter steeds geen \u201clig aan die einde van hierdie tonnel\u201d nie, meneer die president. Steeds sit ons maar hier en wag tot wanneer dit ons \u201cbeurt\u201d is om elektrisiteit in ons huishoudings te h\u00ea. Dit het nou al die norm of normaal in Suid-Afrika geword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek is al eerlikwaar op daarvan om my beurt af te wag vir iets soos elektrisiteit. Dit bring eintlik \u2019n baie bekende gevoel terug, waar jy vir meer as vyf ure in \u2019n ry jou \u201cbeurt\u201d moet afwag by \u2019n kantoor van binnelandse sake net vir \u2019n aansoekbrief vir \u2019n identiteitsdokument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of wanneer jy vir vyf ure in \u2019n ry jou \u201cbeurt\u201d moet afwag net om \u2019n dokter of verpleegster by \u2019n staatshospitaal of kliniek te sien. Wanneer jy langer as vyf ure in \u2019n ry jou \u201cbeurt\u201d moet afwag voordat \u2019n polisiewa jou kan kom help in \u2019n tyd van nood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nietemin, dit is glad nie normaal nie. Dit kan nie die norm wees nie \u2013 iewers moet die streep getrek word; iewers moet iemand die politieke wil h\u00ea om Eskom se kragkrisis \u2019n nasionale ramp te verklaar en dit \u2019n voorkeur te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit raak almal van ons. Dit raak die man op die straat. Dit raak die kind wat m\u00f4re moet skool toe gaan. Dit raak die ma wat in die vroe\u00eb oggendure in die donker moet werk toe stap. Dit raak selfs die middelklasman, die sakeman en veral di\u00e9 wat klein ondernemings bedryf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons ekonomie kan ook nie meer die druk verduur nie. Asof die Covid-19-pandemie nie reeds genoeg skade aangerig het nie, moet ons ekonomie nou verder agteruitgaan as gevolg van \u2019n gebrek aan sterk leierskap \u2013 \u2019n gebrek aan praktiese en doeltreffende oplossings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die ANC is verantwoordelik<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prof. Jonathan Jansen, uitgelese professor aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US), twiet vandeesweek: \u201cSnaaks dat \u2019n land met soveel slim mense in besigheid en wetenskap nie die elektrisiteitsprobleem kan oplos nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die probleem en snaaksheid l\u00ea glad nie by hierdie kundige mense nie, prof. Jansen \u2013 dit l\u00ea by die regering wat aan bewind is. Die vraag wat ons eerder moet vra, is hoekom is hierdie mense nie in kernrolle in die regering nie? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wel, ek dink ons almal weet al wat die antwoord op di\u00e9 vraag is \u2013 hierdie poste word slegs vir ANC-vriende en -kaders beskikbaar gemaak. Hoofregter Raymond Zondo se staatskapingsverslae bewys dit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eskom het mos soos meeste ander staatsentiteite baantjies vir boeties geword. Jy kry die pos as jy goeie bande met die ANC het. Ongelukkig is dit die gewone landsburger wat aan die swaarste ent trek wanneer dinge skeefloop (soos nou) omdat die mense in hierdie strategiese poste glad nie strategies opgelei is om die strategiese werk te verrig nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die regering se onvermo\u00eb om Eskom reg te ruk en doeltreffende mense in kernrolle te plaas, spreek van sy gebrek om verantwoordelikheid en aanspreeklikheid vir die krisis te neem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regering neem geen aanspreeklikheid nie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Selfs Gwede Mantashe, minister van minerale bronne en energie, weier om aanspreeklikheid te neem nadat hy onlangs aangevoer het dis \u201conbillik\u201d om hom of die regering die skuld te gee vir die huidige kragkrisis. Dit is dieselfde minister wat homself in sy prestasieooreenkoms met pres. Cyril Ramaphosa verbind het om die energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor by Eskom te help verbeter om te verseker dat daar wel volgehoue elektrisiteitsverskaffing is. Nou wonder \u2019n mens darem regtig wie die skuld moet kry as dit \u201conbillik\u201d is om ministers soos Mantashe of die regering vir hierdie krisis te blameer? Is Eskom dan nie in die hande van die regering nie?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raak ontslae van rampokkers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Die beste oplossing wat ons het, is om ontslae te raak van hierdie spul rampokkers. Ons kan nie langer vaskyk in die rol wat die ANC in die pad na demokrasie gespeel het nie. Ja, \u2019n mens kan hom daarvoor bedank, maar duidelik kan ons die ANC nie elke keer daarvoor by die stembus bedank nie. Kyk wat kry ons terug! <\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u00f3\u00fa, meer as ooit, kort ons \u2019n regering wat sy mense eerste sal stel. 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