ANC stops emergency power procurement Parliamentary investigaion

[Jan]

ANC kills probe into emergency power tender

The ANC has backtracked on its own proposal to probe South Africa's plan to procure emergency power following a court ruling in favour of the biggest contributor in the programme — Turkish company Karpowership.

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy had previously proposed an inquiry into the entire Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), first announced by the government in 2020.

 

[Gravedigger]

If the ANC kills the probe, then there is some hidden agenda that they do not want exposed... Why did the EFF abstain? They know something is up too, I'd say.

 

[Solitude]

If the ANC kills the probe, then there is some hidden agenda that they do not want exposed... Why did the EFF abstain? They know something is up too, I'd say.

All working together to sink South Africa.

As long as they get rich doing so.

 

[r00igev@@r]

Gwede needs an extra helping of Chicken Licken today delivered by those ships.

 

[ConfusedR]

Of course they will stop it.
The corruption and irregularities will be exposed and it will be difficult to cry racism or apartheid or Jan van Riebeeck

 

[Kawak]

If a party can kill a probe, why can't a nothing party start a new one, with endless scope? Probes can be done privately as well.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

viva ANC viva, the Probe was Racist!!!!

 

[neoprema]

I'm mixed about this.
On one hand we know it was fraught with corruption.

But as I sat with no power last week, I realized whatever solution we get will be fraught with corruption. If those ships were allowed to dock we might have been able to be angry at corruption WITH the lights on...

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

How much did they get paid? Anyone know?

 

[RonSwanson]

It's amazing what a little bit of loadshedding can do to sway our parliamentary decision makers.

Spineless cnuts.

 

[Lupus]

It's amazing what a little bit of loadshedding can do to sway our parliamentary decision makers.

Spineless cnuts.

Which may be sooner again.

 

[ToxicBunny]

It's amazing what a little bit of loadshedding can do to sway our parliamentary decision makers.

Spineless cnuts.

This has nothing to do with the LS tbh, and everything to do with trying to bury the details of these deals...

I still personally doubt Karpowership will ever put a ship in one of our harbours, there is almost no way that the corrupt twats on both sides of this deal have been good enough to cover all legal bases.

 

[grok]

I'm mixed about this.
On one hand we know it was fraught with corruption.

But as I sat with no power last week, I realized whatever solution we get will be fraught with corruption. If those ships were allowed to dock we might have been able to be angry at corruption WITH the lights on...

No man that's like getting raped but saying at least you got a baby out of it..

 

[RonSwanson]

This has nothing to do with the LS tbh, and everything to do with trying to bury the details of these deals...

Yes, sure there was and still is a lot of corruption with Karpowership. My point is that loadshedding was used as a sweetner to convince them to shelve the probe/s.

I still personally doubt Karpowership will ever put a ship in one of our harbours, there is almost no way that the corrupt twats on both sides of this deal have been good enough to cover all legal bases.

I for one sincerely hope so, the impact on the environment will be devastating, particularly PE.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yes, sure there was and still is a lot of corruption with Karpowership. My point is that loadshedding was used as a sweetner to convince them to shelve the probe/s.

I for one sincerely hope so, the impact on the environment will be devastating, particularly PE.

The environmental impact will be devastating at all 3 locations.... no more so in any one location in my opinion.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

I'm mixed about this.
On one hand we know it was fraught with corruption.

But as I sat with no power last week, I realized whatever solution we get will be fraught with corruption. If those ships were allowed to dock we might have been able to be angry at corruption WITH the lights on...

At what price to you? It's all good and well having the lights on, but not when you're paying through your arse for it to fund corruption...

 

[Tom427]

I am quite familiar with the environmental process, but it seems to be an oversight that nobody mentioned how a ship rots just sitting in the bay.

 

[RonSwanson]

I am quite familiar with the environmental process, but it seems to be an oversight that nobody mentioned how a ship rots just sitting in the bay.

Yes, and then there's a risk of it sinking, right there in the harbour. But I am extremely confident that Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Fikile and Patricia have it all covered.

 

[Oboe]

Please forward all relevant details to the new chap Zondo
Thank you

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

The DA was the only party on the committee to vote for the probe to continue, while the EFF abstained and other opposition parties were not in attendance.

One wonders if any of the opposition parties really give a damn?

I am no fan of the DA - but right now, they seem to the only ones addressing issues of concern.