The Emperors New Power Station

Whats the heck is the deal with Eskoms announced R8b profit? (this on top of R2b last year) Apparently this is mostly made up of the exorbitant price increases that now affect all people in SA, plus we have the pleasure of looking forward to more increases. As Eskom is a government institution I want to know what happens to those profits.

How much for example goes into the pockets of the Eskom Executives? As a public or private company they would be entitled to profit but whats the deal here?

They are funding the building of new power stations through The World Bank, Government, and other institutions, so what capital projects are they planning to spend R8b on.

So as happy as I am sure it makes us all that they can create a profit (they must be doing something right) why must it be at our expense. I mean, after all, who are we, mere customers of a national monopoly to question this.

Never mind that our taxes have funded this institution for its entire duration, we now have to fund its expansion after years of dismal management.

What can we do as law abiding, tax paying people. As one wit suggested we could stop using our electricity for a bit...mmmmmmm. That makes its a little tough and thats the rub.

Eskom know that if you dont pay, they cut you off. You cannot stop using them as they have the monopoly, so they have us by our collective short and curlies.

Passive objection comes in many different forms, Greenpeace dumped 5 tons of coal at their head office today, its certainly a statement and they pose a good question...what is Eskom doing about seeking and developing renewable energy sources.

But what are we doing about sucking up this passive attitude we all have to having to cough up for every government whim. Can we not take a leaf out of the Trade Unions book? They certainly have the ear of government.

We are the tax payers of SA after all, we are the consumers, we are the employers! We make this whole circus function. Without us the government has no game.

Take it or leave it but truth is, your silence costs you money...