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=Patch up the wounds or we'll bleed to death =


 * E L Mndenge, Letters, The Star, Johannesburg, 13 February 2008**

I really hope that this power fiasco has taught our government the importance of listening to other voices.

The fact that President Thabo Mbeki and his cabinet were warned 10 years ago about the prospect of power shortages and did nothing is both annoying and very frightening.

This government caused hardship to many families in and around Ermelo (Mpumalanga) when they decided to close down Camden Power Station (because of power surpluses as per their perspective) and as a result of that closure the neighbouring collieries also closed down and many people were retrenched.

It is so annoying to listen to self-serving ministers like Alec Erwin and Buyelwa Sonjica displaying utter arrogance when asked about these blackouts. It is nice to be a politician in that even if you make a mess you are still sure of your job. I really do not understand why President Mbeki tolerates these deadwoods in his cabinet. Right now he is the most loathed and ridiculed politician simply because of ministers that cannot perform.

This country will bleed to death if the government persists with its arrogant stance.

=E L Mndenge, Springs=


 * From: http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4251078**

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