Ever since its inception and in line with power utilities worldwide, Eskom has always comprised those three operational divisions (Generation, Transmission, Distribution) because they are the logical business units into which power supply naturally divides. To make a BIG SCARY THING of this normal status quo as if it was somehow significant or abnormal is the very hallmark of the conspiracy buff. That’s in addition to the many poor spelling and grammar instances that pervade the message, which in itself is often a good circumstantial indicator that one isn’t dealing with a hale mind.
(To be sure, in Eskom’s case, those three business units are housed under the same roof and report to the same supervisory structures. Ramphama-ding-dong’s plan is that they be turned into independent business units, each with its own autonomy and separate reporting and accounting lines. Why this prospect so scares assorted entities is something of a puzzle; one should strongly suspect ignorance here because the three units would in any case remain state-owned. The reason for the independence is to improve transparency, accountability, and efficiency, little else besides.)
That said, it’s fairly certain that some subterfuge is afoot: six or seven power generating units all failing more or less simultaneously? It’s possible, of course, but extremely improbable. Our suspicion is that it’s underhanded sabotage by elements that fear the coming of the light of unbundling—that is, to discredit the new dispensation by desperate measures that supposedly show how Eskom would be better off were it to be kept in one piece. The point has been made elsewhere that a forensic probe into Eskom’s history over the past two decades will likely expose malfeasance that makes the Guptas and Bosasa look like a Sunday picnic.
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"Sensitive" people are now carefully examining the entire universe, trying to find something to be "offended" at. It won't stop until such time as the "offenders" learn to stop apologizing, and saying "freck off" instead. — brianvds, The ShoutBox Classics, 02/07/2018.