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14-05-2013, 05:04 PM

dlk001 replied to a thread Gas a 'Game Changer' for SA: ESKOM CEO in News and Current Affairs

+1 I rather deal with the known risks of coal mining and burning of coal. Obviously we will run out of coal reserves at some point and so we need...

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14-05-2013, 01:27 PM

dlk001 replied to a thread KZN dusts off proposals for giant statue of King Shaka in News and Current Affairs

I think Shaka Zulu means a lot not just to the Zulu nation but well known by Xhosa people and rest of the world. Xhosa nation does not have a king of...

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14-05-2013, 12:52 PM

dlk001 replied to a thread "AngloGold chooses machines over people" (alarmist headline) in News and Current Affairs

Well said. Underground coal mining is semi-mechanised and still requires labor. It is safer to send machines to dangerous places than sending people....

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14-05-2013, 10:22 AM

dlk001 replied to a thread "AngloGold chooses machines over people" (alarmist headline) in News and Current Affairs

Not necessarily. Complex geology and high stress will not be overcome by mechanised mining. You can have semi-mechanised mining in certain geological...

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14-05-2013, 09:45 AM

dlk001 replied to a thread "AngloGold chooses machines over people" (alarmist headline) in News and Current Affairs

This will not necessarily make mining efficient (unknown technology in virgin ground with more challenges), but it will make it much safer. The...

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14-05-2013, 09:25 AM

dlk001 replied to a thread "AngloGold chooses machines over people" (alarmist headline) in News and Current Affairs

Rock temperature gradient increases with depth. The rate of increase is roughly 15-40 degrees per kilometer. Use of electricity and mechanical...

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13-05-2013, 12:14 PM

dlk001 commented on article Cape Flats pastor and his wife shot in SA News

Sad to be living in a gang-infested area. Hope the wife will recover. Have they not renamed it to Robert Sobukwe Road?

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10-05-2013, 01:08 PM

dlk001 replied to a thread In 2012, Parliament spent R16 Million on food and beverages in News and Current Affairs

Here at work it is costing us R40 per person for cheap (boerewors rolls and cooldrink). However when we have meetings, strategy sessions, training,...

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10-05-2013, 08:16 AM

dlk001 replied to a thread Govt’s Gautrain bill shrinks as ridership jumps in News and Current Affairs

With the introduction of the E-Tolls, that growth rate will likely increase. Government took an undertaking to support the project through...

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10-05-2013, 07:39 AM

dlk001 commented on article Government will open its own government school in SA News

I wonder if there will be any kind of assessment...maybe just an attendance register

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