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    Kusile designs "manipulated" so Hitachi Power Africa could win tender - De Ruyter

    Reminds me of a conversation I had with Spanish colleague a few months ago. I said that I don't think as fast as the Spanish speak. His reply: it's a problem the Spanish have too.
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    Kusile designs "manipulated" so Hitachi Power Africa could win tender - De Ruyter

    That's what RW said. He also said they're as dumb as a bag of hammers (I paraphrase here).
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    Kusile designs "manipulated" so Hitachi Power Africa could win tender - De Ruyter

    It was pretty much common knowledge in the '80's and '90's. I think the problem was the ANC valued the input of social scientists more than it did engineers with 30 plus years of experience and they ignored the engineers.
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    Kusile designs "manipulated" so Hitachi Power Africa could win tender - De Ruyter

    I doubt that. The mob are so thick and arrogant they are incapable of learning.
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    Matatiele municipality councillors spent R1 million on a Durban hotel meeting

    Look at how many places can be re-named.
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    2 basic things Ramaphosa can do to improve SA

    Ya' reckon? According to RW Johnson they're "not very bright" and "full of arrogance".
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    Patients complain that service at Diepkloof clinic ‘was better under apartheid’

    Not in my experience which was 30 years ago (BEFORE ANC). The nursing staff were appalling. Putting on music at 5 in the morning and considering you an annoyance. The professional staff (doctors, physio's etc) were very good. Hygiene wasn't good. I contracted a staph infection and nearly lost my...
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    Eskom CEO post: Shivambu backs Brian Molefe for the top job

    Ah, what about Zuma? He needs the cash and he can't do a worse job.
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    Rio Tinto apologises for losing radioactive capsule in Australia

    Yes, G-M counters have very slow response times.
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    Rio Tinto apologises for losing radioactive capsule in Australia

    Found.
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    Retrenching white males at Eskom more important than fixing load-shedding - Solidarity

    Until the noise dies down then they'll try again.
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    Checkers runs ads in UK, Australia – to remind expats of 'better lifestyle' in SA

    And Didsbury in Manchester. Very upmarket. Many (medical) consultants with the Christie in that suburb. Town centre is very chic. I lived there for a few years. One bed flat will knock you back GBP1,000 pm.
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    Koeberg nuclear fuel supplies in trouble after US-South Africa pact ends

    You have a PhD in Physics or are a reactor/nuclear engineer?
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    Koeberg nuclear fuel supplies in trouble after US-South Africa pact ends

    If the Americans allow the French to pick up the slack. It's an American design.
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    Koeberg nuclear fuel supplies in trouble after US-South Africa pact ends

    Indeed. But Russia has only recently adopted PWR's (after Chernobyl they had an inkling that that design wasn't particularly safe) and how many different designs of PWR are there? Just because the Westinghouse and the new Russians designs are both PWR's doesn't mean there is parts interchangeability
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