Here's a great Durban-related blog done by TV cameraman Clive Read. He uses it to document some of the things that he sees on his travels about the city.
Durban Diaries
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Electricity hikes
A snippet from the council mouthpiece Ezasegagasini Metro from June 27, 2008.
***The price of electricity in the city is most likely to go up by 29.5% next week.
My opinion: This is in response to price hikes from electricity supplier Eskom. Short-sightedness has resulted in the fact that South Africa does not have enough power generation capability, which has resulted in a serious crisis for all of us. We have had quite a bit of loadshedding already and there is the threat of more this winters. If we want more power, and of course we do, we'll just have to pay up. The galling thing is that those responsible for the crisis have not, and most likely never will be, called to account.
***The price of electricity in the city is most likely to go up by 29.5% next week.
My opinion: This is in response to price hikes from electricity supplier Eskom. Short-sightedness has resulted in the fact that South Africa does not have enough power generation capability, which has resulted in a serious crisis for all of us. We have had quite a bit of loadshedding already and there is the threat of more this winters. If we want more power, and of course we do, we'll just have to pay up. The galling thing is that those responsible for the crisis have not, and most likely never will be, called to account.
Council snippets
Snippets from the council mouthpiece Ezasegagasini Metro from June 27, 2008.
***The price of electricity in the city is most likely to go up by 29.5% next. This is in response to price hikes from the beleaguered electricity supplier Eskom. A combination of their and government's short-sightedness has resulted in the fact that South Africa does not have enough power generation capability, which has resulted in a serious crisis for all of us. If we want more power, and of course we do, we'll just have to pay up. The galling thing is that those responsible for the crisis have not and never will be called to account.
***The price of electricity in the city is most likely to go up by 29.5% next. This is in response to price hikes from the beleaguered electricity supplier Eskom. A combination of their and government's short-sightedness has resulted in the fact that South Africa does not have enough power generation capability, which has resulted in a serious crisis for all of us. If we want more power, and of course we do, we'll just have to pay up. The galling thing is that those responsible for the crisis have not and never will be called to account.
Speaking out on name changes
I very much fear that President Thabo Mbeki might have put the final kibosh on any hopes that some or all of the street re-naming might be avoided. As reported in the Mercury of June 27, 2008, he called for the renaming process to be conducted so as to ensure "inclusivity and nation-building and take into account the sensitivities of communities". Nothing wrong with those sentiments but the snag is that Mbeki is pretty unpopular as far as the local ANC hierarchy goes, and they're the ones running things around here. I'm sure they'll be even more determined now.
Referring to an earlier post on the blog, which concerns plans to improve the beachfont, the same paper reports that the management of the Ocean Conference Centre are objecting to the plan to demolish it to make way for other things. CEO Ilan Haresh said that the loss of the centre would be harmful to tourism.
I would possibly agree if any attempt had been made to maintain this 'precious' tourism resource. It is tatty and faded and a major eyesore, as far as I'm concerned.
Referring to an earlier post on the blog, which concerns plans to improve the beachfont, the same paper reports that the management of the Ocean Conference Centre are objecting to the plan to demolish it to make way for other things. CEO Ilan Haresh said that the loss of the centre would be harmful to tourism.
I would possibly agree if any attempt had been made to maintain this 'precious' tourism resource. It is tatty and faded and a major eyesore, as far as I'm concerned.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Shipbuilding
By coincidence, I have received a picture of one of the tugs, referred to in the previous post, being built at SAS in Bayhead. I must do a longer article on the the state of the industry sometime. Picture used courtesy of Siemens.
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