electricity
RIGHT now, I have the choice of three electricity suppliers: myself, the government and “the Northerners”.
Some, but not all, of these suppliers go via Eskom. I am hedging my bets and utilising all three. I was only made shockingly aware of the last option recently when my suburb was without electricity for three weeks, and I realised there was a new operator in town.
When you cast people in darkness for a while, a light will shine brightly on the creeping spectre of blackmail, corruption, desperation and lack of service delivery, overwhelming the country slowly – but my street very quickly.
I live in a racially and economically mixed community. For
