Tom Eaton on Twitter: "Eskom and the South African government have just officially announced that blackouts are *not* an emergency response to failing infrastructure but that the national grid is switched on and off depending on the needs of politicians.… https://t.co/8bCHHSy8VW"

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1. Nick Theodoropoulos‏ @Politicman Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA
  
  I thought I had gone mad after reading the statement. Thanks, Tom, for reassuring me that everything is as it should be and that it's the government and Eskom that are mad and not me.
  
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1. Peter‏ @Peter28663946 Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA
  
  Not the first time, by the way. Businesses should get together and sue.
  
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1. Wm. J Ross Hoefling‏ @WmJRossHoefling Jun 4
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1. Nicolette Bailey‏ @NicoletteBailey Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA @ferialhaffajee
  
  Unions demand 15% salary increase, refusing 1.5% offer (as if a bankrupt company can afford any) That is what the loadshedding is about
  
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1. Tarrynosaurus Rex ‏ @Tarryn_Lea Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA
  
  This is also a total nonsense. Parliament never gets switched off anyway. I stayed on Adderley St for a month in March and the only time I ever had loadshedding was once in the midnight slot
  
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1. Colin Pinkham‏ @cgpinkham Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA
  
  Absolutely crazy, there are no more words left.
  
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1. Hailey‏ @LieweHeksie16 Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA @crimemind3
  
  This is UNBELIEVABLE!!
  
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1. Anil Rugunanan‏ @arugunanan Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA @ferialhaffajee
  
  Maybe the benches need warming? Or the kitchen might need power?
  
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1. Anto‏ @Antoonyekungwu2 Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA
  
  They did the same durinc lockdown level five. Then again during the Zulu king's funeral. Trust these mf to concoct bs.
  
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1. Yusry Frizlar‏ @YusryF Jun 4
  Replying to @TomEatonSA @ReaazAhmed
  
  This is ludicrous! No - a stronger word, but my vocabulary is somewhat limited!
  
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