I was the acting CEO for a Biomass Gasification company in RSA. Neither Nersa, nor Eskom would come to the party. We have a license to operarate, but we were cut off at every side. My specialist is now in Croatia, we have a defunct plant in Sabie. They do not want to give power to the people... Our plant could put power on the grid at 70c to the Rand, we have the wheeling agreements in place, but to use the grid Eskom and Nersa wants to charge us R1,75-00 per unit. We have RSA technology, developed here and are now used all around the World, except here. The U.N., NATO, USA inspectors were at our plant and they were in awe. China is buying our technology from us to make biomass electricity work around the World, but RSA shut us down. How is that progression?
@@EA-tc6kb we have gone to the media, we have gone International, we roped in political parties and organised events to bring awareness. We did not give up, S.A. is a lost case, thus we are selling our patented technology to other countries. We have a plant in Tanzania, Brazil, several in China and one in Croatia.
Be positive people. I know it doesn't help at all or fix anything. But don't allow fear to affect your health 🙏 Its been getting worse for 2000 years+. I hope things start looking up soon though because people are really suffering and struggling to grow.
Stop saying South Africa this South Africa that. Solve the problem and stop watering lies of Satan by speaking fear. South Africa belongs to Jesus Christ. He is looking for the willing hearts to fix everything an obedient heart to Him.
haha I was letting this play in the background look up and I see the scene of one dude attacking another like this is why - I burst out laughing. Holy shit yall fucked up.
@@AndrewMcFarlane_1 I am saying you cant believe the info from StatsSA, they have reported a big upturn for a quarter before where I couldn't see any improvement anywhere!
Agree. So much needs to be done to fix SA that even if we started doing everything right immediately it would still take years to turn things around. Like most African countries it's a case of huge potential being squandered by corrupt and incompetent leadership.
We are approaching the point of no return. If we start now it will take 1 or 2 decades. If we wait 2 or 3 years more then it might no longer be possible.
@@peterzinn9070 Everyone keeps blaming the ANC. The sooner people wake up and grasp that the downfall of SA has been planned and orchestrated for over 100 years, the sooner people will realise that the whole system needs to change and the sooner we can start working on changing the system.
Our biggest downfall is recycling politicians in strategic positions of the economy who’s only interest is to make short term unsustainable economic decisions to remain popular during their term of office.they are aware that the majority of citizens have no clue about economic fundamentals and do not have the capacity to hold them accountable.until we have competent men and women in the right strategic positions wer in big trouble
South Africa can fix the immediate power shortage in a short time, we were informed about the 2 huge gas reserves found of the coast of South Africa, that would technically be ready for commercial use by 4th quarter 2023, i was part of a team , to construct a 3 x 4800MW - Natural Gas fired power station in Egypt, the project was completed in 28 months, this does not only fix our power outages problem, but will create thousands of jobs , release pressure on unemployment, but increase the amount of tax payers in South Africa
Even if we can fix the immediate power shortage the huge CORRUPTION and inability of the government says it all Mr Garcia this Government is worse than ten apartheid governments put together if you get blacks saying apartheid was better my GOD how can that be what the anc are doing and allowing to happen in south africa is a disgrace to all south africans
Thank you for inviting Dawie, on your show. Thank you Dawie for the heads up and cutting through all the BS we led to believe. Your analysis ties in with the rest of the world. Some serious note needs to be taken.
Get rid of the ANC, EFF and get the unions under control. Get crime under control. Stop B.E.E immediately. Focus to attract investment in manufacturing infrastructure and go all out on attracting Tourists. Make it viable for lost talent to come back to SA. It can get us off our knees in my opinion.
There is actually serious issues next year as the FATF is about to release a report in 2023 on South Africa with regards to money laundering, corruption, and terrorism support. The organization is likely to deem South Africa NCCT, Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories because it believed some of the terrorism funding in Mozambique is coming from SA. If that report is negative, it will be a disaster for SA financial sector
They not in power and it just happens when they are in power there are the most functioning municipalities and is the best run Province but ay can't argue with a fool you right bruh government is doing a wonderful job nothings wrong
@@ReaperKing705 not in power? The EFF then even less so if that is what qualifies comparison. I have no problem with DA governance on a local level, good job, but to place the DA in power, to seat a white president, well that would embolden racists to no end and the DA have done nothing to dissociate themselves from being seen as a refuge for racists. In the face of this, I can see how things could get worse for natives all the while good governance was maintained.
Have Sooth Africa ever had it? Incapability of the current Black dominance and the past White led Apartheid are equally absurd. May need China to take over🙄😭😁
@@fredpohl1352 thirved for who? Before making such a general statement, speak to those who live in the townships and Cape flats and see if they share your lived experience. Only a few benefited from the Apartheid regime
Immigrated to Austria. I’m very happy. I’ll always come back for the beautiful people and the landscapes, but I had to think of my future family. I’m a black Eastern Cape Kid. This was never supposed to happen. But, I guess it’s a way of life.
How can the country grow? When the civil and construction industry have a ton of work, however small medium and large companies have got to pay bribes and protection rackets for staff to work on sites or to be safe. Extortion of people will naturally lead to a contraction and not a growth.
These fellows think like 1st world people, the country is being run, politically and bureaucratically, by 3rd world people, they do not have the capacity to follow or understand what needs to be done. You have 3 options, 1. go down with the ship, 2 mutiny and take over the ship, 3. Abandon ship and swim towards foreign shores , if you have a marketable skill you can start again, if not better learn to breath under water.
The labour legislation is the biggest problem of South Africa. How can a low skilled developing country have western European level labor protections. They sent all their manufacturing to Asia, yet we copy their legislation. Makes no sense, we need a strong manufacturing sector like Asia has. Asia doesn't have trade unions like we do or Europe does. So why would any companies manufacture here when they can go to Asia.
100%! I think the unions are representatives of China … they crush business here and hand it to China…… with our labour force here and all our raw materials and minerals we should be doing what China is doing…. Simple
@@gramanostrinidad1275 Agreed, I've been to many cities in China and Asia and there's absolutely nothing wrong with low skilled manufacturing work. People find a way of living, it's amazing how those Chinese save, and then give their kids better opportunities. A country cannot develop without a robust manufacturing sector. But we have politisized these jobs, with Marxist ideology. Start with the labour relations act, if you want to improve South Africa get rid of the right to strike. The Chinese don't have it, Vietnamese, Cambodians etc. These are the countries we are competing with for those low skilled manufacturing jobs, which would also bring higher skilled ones, and build prosperity. What about creating economic free zones in South Africa where in these areas' unions don't have any rights, and tax is low. This would bring in massive capital into SA but forget it no political will.
Governments around the world, including ZA, have been instructed into these policies and legislation for a reason. They have to collapse everything in order for them to rebuild it (build back better) in favour of their agenda and policies. The currency system is not sustainable, never was, and now it's failing.
Dawie Roodt is rarely wrong about this stuff. ZA is in dire trouble, and our dear government are too ridiculously proud to admit that they have failed at nearly everything.
Did the government escape responsibility for failure in his commentary. But yes like most public commentators he is shy of putting blame where it belongs
1.5% is not growth when the government is printing 12% inflation per year. M2 Money Supply is going through the roof since 2000. Money Printing = Expropriation Through Inflation
It won't collapse completely because there's the private sector (thanks God!)... Everything functional is private, from security, education, health, courier/postal, etc. Power is soon to follow... SA will be the first country globally that will need to have a (Pty) Ltd at the end of its name because it will be private everything.
@@ZKhweziN While we have a government with old politicians with old ideologies and who are essentially communist, I don't think so. For example, they want to crush a well functioning private health sector for NHI instead of listening to common sense from that private sector. So, doctors are leaving.
Welcome to post liberation movement government! It’s all down hill from now on ! Cry the beloved, beautiful South Africa! Unless a miracle is unleashed/ unlocked🤞🏽
Im not an economist , im a technician . I can surely recognize the deliberate systematical demise of this country. Surely Dawie can also , but he can only say so much. Yes Dawie we read between the lines. Its planned for sure , it cannot self destruct at this rate as a matter of course....
But... WHY would Eskom build power generation when AREP is being setup (through "sabotage" and general mal-maintenance) as the future power supplier - to the benefit of Ramaphosa, Radebe and Motsepe (and friends)???
We also left a couple of moths ago. Our Children and their families left over the last 2 years. I now live in a beautiful, safe country in my old age, but I will always love South Africa. So sad to sometimes read some news on a platform about SA.
there’s not much comparison here. the UK is crashing as a society, Sri Lanka & Pakistan are collapsing, the USA has soaring inflation, China, Ukraine .... the grass isn’t much greener. South Africans love to find reasons why SA isn’t doing well. finger pointing, doom n gloom etc. I know times are tough - Dawie’s sure got facts that are well researched & presented. but does he offer solutions ? does he inspire us to build a better country ? i don’t see it ...
SA needs new governance, it's as simple as that.We have a party that has had 28 years to prove that they can govern, how much more time do they need? Let's hope the Republic wakes up before the next election.
If South Africa is a registered company (pty ltd) of America, how much of who we are as a country do we actually have influence and power over. Not only are we slowing down as an indipendent economy, no, we are slowing down because that is the agenda of our owners.
Agreed Thanks Dawie for making us all feel so great with this negative narrative. Stop saying it And start doing something about it....or maybe its the real agenda.....afterall they dont care about us...!!!!!!
@@gbone7581 It all depends on your political viewpoint... If you are a deluded left wing pinko commie libtard, then yes... anyone who migrates his or her view of the situation and becomes a "realist", is in fact a hatefull, unwelcome MAGA racist. If on the other hand, you are a sane, level headed human being, who displays compassion and care, but has removed the rose tinted glasses to see it as it really is, you may well be classed as a racist.
Toooo many chiefs and no action. Talk talk and talk is all that stupid government can do . I left that country with about two other million smart people, because we could see nothing is ever going to get better . There was a time where the Rand was 3 to one Dollar. Mmmmm amper R18 tot een is n moerse probleem. But anyway carry on . Ons Sal nooit ooit weer terug keer nie.
@@cccmmm1234 It would help if everyone who complains actually register and vote for a change. South Africa has enough decent people to vote out the ANC for good, we just need them to do their damn democratic duty.
If we implement solutions today, in two years' time we'll start seeing the fruits. Are we implementing real solutions to substantial issues such as base load generating capacity and incentivising the non outflow of talent, income generation and employment, sadly no. Do we have two years left, not if cheap goods and essential raw materials from China stop flowing in, thus we're in a border line situation which can be easily tilt into a direction through external factors. Given the lack of current action and political interferance, we need a lot more than two years even if we stabilize the current downward trend, which we simply don't have. Looking at the current problems as a trend over the last 15 years and comparing that to the promises made which were converted into actions taken during the same period one can only come to one realistic conclusion which isn't very rosy. There's not been many real solutions implemented, if any, in most areas. The more prudent question we're thus left with is, if the current trajectory continues how long do we have left until the grant cheques bounce (figuratively)?
Regardless of your colour or culture people, this is Dawie Roodt, he is not one of us babbling about politics at a braai, he studies this, I would trust his word. We all know things are not going well, ANC are fighting each other, majoroty of the country won't trust the DA to vote them in power even though things are going better here in CT. Who are left to govern if our better leaders have no support. None of these parties are ideal, but they are better than what is coming if no one can work together to end this corruption. We leave cause we are affraid of what might come, I am studying civil engineering, why would I stay here, I might be able to look after a family, but it is such a struggle with majority of the country thinking that they still need to save SA from white people, as if Apartheid is still ongoing, why would I stay in my country if I get chased away. BEE is already restricting me from a lot of jobs cause larger companies would rather hire a black person in order to get their certificate, and honestly, if I ran a company, I would too, caise a government tender will keep the company running, but this policy is racist and keeps dividing the country, sends people like me away cause I am tired of hearing what I did before I was born. If you want to live in your history, I will build my future elsewhere.
nope , defininition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result. Our government have not really done anything in the last 20 years
Eskom will not recover as long as Ramaphosa family is involved in the establishment of a solar alternative for the country at inflated prices for their personal benefit.
@@Lauren-vd4qe A shallow grave maybe sounds a lot more comfortable than suffering from someone else's decisions remember I believe in no god political party or scientific opinion if you're not in full physical and financial authority over your own life it's not worth it
I closed shop about 4 years ago. Sent staff home. Between taxes and depreciation I was working my ass off to be slightly poorer in real terms the following year. I have no intention to reopen until we have sane leadership.
@@SoundsLikeOdie Exactly we're working to survive in most cases it costs more to work than we actually get paid for our effort so I really don't care about south Africa anymore
South Afa's one of the most global-elite controlled countries in the world and has been for a long time and it continually becomes more affected by globalism.
@@crispinswainstonharrison9042 here is one example...Cyril sold us out, with his couch full of US dollars, his covid lock downs, my fellow South Africans, killed small business, he's crippled the local economy...
@@crispinswainstonharrison9042 read the message again to get the point, it is a very valid one. South Africa is a Vassal State that is governed by Proxies that have been appointed to ruin the nation. All of this is by design.
Yes !! Our country as like the rest of the world is controlled by outside parties. These global elites are the ones pulling the strings and calling the shots. Governments and politicians are puppets pandering to their global puppetmasters. Governments and politicians do not care about us. If you still believe this, you need to have your head read. Direct elections are needed! Government has acquired too much power and people have lost their power
Thanks Dawie🏆. Spot on. Kudus to Res bank for rates increases. The political system must change: #directelections. A new recipe is needed, state cannot fund 32 million people. Tough love needed, mindsets must change. 💫
Power Power Power , every one is complaining about power , they don't realize that there is a shortage of fuels to run any country at the moment . I am a poor South Africa citizen wit very little and even I understand that there is a shortage world wide , I think government needs to explain why we need to cut power to help with climate change and support the price cuts . explaining the method to madness will calm the masses of people . Presedecial speech is needed to ask the public for assistance to save on fuels and coals. ( words of wisdom from a un educated person )
Generating electricity is most certainly not a simple task, it requires very specific skill sets especially in respect of Nuclear Power Generation. Operating a Combined Cycle Power Plant is also a very challenging task one that the ANC with their B-BBEE policies will never ever achieve.
Insight... '...what we South Africans don't quite seem to grasp, understand, is that we are at war with a lawless, ruthless and brutal looting ANC. We are not called upon to render unto Caesar what is not Caesar's. South Africa, it is our moral obligation to resist the lawless, a captured and colluding lawless'. SBCN New
I wish I had the finances, I would also get out of this country, was a nice place, but for a number of years now, it's going down the drain, very fast, a great pity. Need people to rebuild it.
Dont agree with the sudden hike in interest rates people are spending less due to their increased monthly budgets after now spending a lot more on their debt some even R5000 more. Being in the finance industry I have witnessed people wanting to trade in their vehicles for cheaper ones but cannot due to their current outstanding debt which then leads to missed payments, repossession and I believe the same probably goes for home owners as well. Only the rich wont have a problem with this. Increasing the rates even more will worsten home and motor industries. Everything else Dawie talks about I agree but not the rates it also takes away money from people.
Agree so much. But unfortunately people just keep on making babies. I can not understand how they can not see that there children will not find work one day. Or do they believe they are going to live forever to keep on providing for them. This countries recourses are dwindling. Infrastructure are collapsing. When this honey pot suddenly dries up there will come one hell of a rude awakening. And its happening much faster than what many wants to see or believe.
Read the last book in the Bible, it says a lot about the future. This is supposed to happen. I've known this for a long time, does not take a genius, the whole world is headed for a new one world economy.
The main problem we have is voter apathy. Just like at the end of the apartheid era, it is an absolute minority that's keeping the top 3 useless political parties in power because the majority simply don't vote. As for the base load rubbish excuse regarding renewable energy as a solution, it is absolute nonsense. All over the world and in developed economies solar is hailed as the solution and the intelligent countries have solved the base load issue ages ago....countries like the US and Australia.
It’s ok because Jacob is going to write a cheque for 10 million 3 thousand 50 hundred thousand 16 million, no wait 10 hundred million and 5 thousand……..😂
Well, not nothing we ait heard before. I'll continue to say, who's idea was it to put idiots in charge of our country? Because now we can't get them out because of the bigger number of idiots who vote em in, who's vote drowns out the sensible voters. So, get back to us on this matter when the country is on the verge of collapse.
You need to do some research and see who really controls the whole world. Have a look around - do you really think it is only SA going down the toilet? Do the ANC control the rest of the world? The ANC does not control SA and we the people have no control over who gets elected. The ANC were placed there for a reason. Look past our borders. Do some research into the WEF - the Great Reset - you will own nothing and be happy. This was all planned over 100 years ago.
@@justiceiscoming159 I'm well aware of and seen everything you've spoken of. I don't however believe in some global order in the sense of Iluminati. People sometimes avoid tackling the complexities of it all by simply sweeping it under one easy convenient label that isn't quite accurate to actual happenings. This government garnered support by the old Soviet Union, and after that, a couple of nations when they were coming up as a political party, read Anthea Jeffrey's book The People's war. Today nobody gives a shit about SA, and like much else of Africa, opertunists will come by and wave wads of money infront of African leaders who sell out easy. Like the Gupta scandals. We are at the mercy of the greedy power hungry elite yes, but they all work with eachother, not out of comradery, but a sense of, you scratch my back I scratch yours. The vast amount of detail to cover on all this requires one to go over a millenia's worth of human history. But besides all that, let's be sharp, bide our time, because the more people are pushed into a corner, eventually people push back, as history shows. It also shows that we don't learn from history, in the grand scheme of it all, none of us hold the answer to how humanity will quite this bullshit it always pulls. Perhaps a global catastrophe might pull humanity together, who's to say. I know despite it all, I'll enjoy myself murdering those who brought the world down around us, if the hord of angry humans don't tear em apart first. Anyway, I actually do anthropology, regardless, information is so vast and yet so diluted it's hard to make any real accurate claims about quite allot of things. Being sceptical and open minded is about all we can really do. Change what we can, accept what we can't, and be smart enough to know the difference.
@@M3l_0N666 Well, the first major announcement in the next day or two, will have a significant impact - the Queen's death is officially going to be announced. BBC is currently on standby. This, in itself, is going to have a significant impact. You might not believe in the "Global Order" - look into Klaus Schwab and the WEF. They have been very open about what they are doing and what the long term goal is. Don't forget his evil sidekick - Harari!!
@@justiceiscoming159 The media is the last place anyone should go to for any information. BBC is like the British CNN. In some grand delusion of ours we'd all think for humanity to really strife for unity to evolve beyond Earth and far beyond, in some sense I suppose that would be the reason why we do anything at all. I suppose it would require humanity to be under one banner, global human nation under one for the sake of all. So I'd think there's a good way and a wrong way. The question we all would wanna know, that if there is some global elite, what is their reasons, had it been noble why hide it. But it's not that simple, humanity is millions of factions all with their own self interest. Some are just bigger than others. At the end of the day, the human condition wins. Some destroy, some create, some consume and are consumed in turn. Round and round it goes. There is also such a thing a useless information, and situations that in the grand scheme of things, despite how big they may come across at times, if lost, is of little loss to society. And Visa versa. Again, concern yourself with what you can change, if the world falls apart tomorrow, you can't do nothing about it except look out for your own sake. Again, scum of the earth usually dig their own Graves by pissing society off, sooner or later their chickens come how to roost. We might sit here and know all the wrong doings of the world, and society always leaves problems untill it's basically too late when they actually act. People in general don't wanna take on problems that don't belong to them. Like how you look away at the sight of a beggar at your car window. I've said all I need to say, refer to my words and you'll get my answers for prettymuch anything you drop here.
SA went downhill in 1992 with the broederbonder de Klerk . A country cannot borrow itself into prosperity. SA was flooded with IMF loans by the bankers, that was not growth.
I believe with you my white brother. There are so many people, black and white that wants to make this country work. And then there are the few that wants SA to fail. I said why don't they go and live overseas, we don't need them here.
By removing ANC and use the advantage of diversity in a positive way of different brains combine together will make powerful country on which will excel left to right south to north than any country exist in this world by becoming one human not race we won't change the past but British influence in our brains and start new life new race new ideas try to trust each those who think they r doing rite teach those doing bad nothing will fix it self nobody will hear you at distance close gab 1st and stop what make you uncomfortable in your country and show better way complain won't fix nothing
This country is in a nose dive, to say the least. I am amazed that you guys have to tell us something that we all knew over several years. The main problem is that the majority of voters will still vote for the ANC in 2024. Young people must pack their bags and go and live overseas, as soon as possible.
Constructing a scratch built Power Plant in two years is not going to happen anywhere, not unless one is looking at small scale generation of 1 or 2 MW The extent of the damage caused at Eskom is so heavily neglected that most of the existing Power Stations would require a team of specialists more than two years (per plant) to return to reliable service. Most of those skills would need to come from outside of South Africa. Our Trade Unions and the ANC / EFF faction would intimidate a foreign workforce to such an extent that each Power Station would need a heavily fortified perimeter around it, one that is guarded by foreign military contractors. So get used to using your Oil lamps and rooftop Solar. The ANC Proxy Government was installed for a reason, we must also remember that the media militia was very supportive of a Mandela led ANC government in the early 1990's and this had the blessings of an overwhelming majority of White South Africans. In hindsight we must ask: "What were they thinking?"
Indeed. What were white South Africans thinking when they installed and voted the Nats in for so long? Stupid, short term, elite, racist, greedy, arrogant and patronising. How long did they think they could keep SA's riches to themselves? Then they were finally forced to capitulate, and it was like letting a crowd of kids into a free sweet shop. They were the architects of today's downfall.
I know this is not the platform for this but I am a monthly contributer and need to ask . I am 52 but no means financially sound , I have been offered a job in NZ and battling with the idea of leaving this beautiful country but understand the situation here would you say if you get this opportunity is leaving a must .
You probably owe it to your children to take up a new opportunity in a financially predictable country. But don’t emigrate, you will want to come back to retire. Just establish an income stream in a sound economy that will sustain you and yours over the medium term while SA gets fixed.
What Gareth said. You probably won't be able to get citizenship being 52 already? (I don't know). See how much of the cost of the move the company that's offering you a job are willing to pay. For those who can sit this fight out by earning elsewhere, you probably should.
Yes, I do think SA can get back on it's feet economically.. However, it won't be tomorrow, next month, next year, or even in the next five years.. Ultimately, things are going to get worse before they get better.
How can Dawie support the latest interest rate by the reserve bank?? This impacts the middle class directly and is just causing more stress and downfalls.
I am a Brit, my son a South African dual Nationality I emigrated to South Africa in 1982, basically because the UK at that time was a disaster area, I applied as an IT worker with my wife, also an IT worker, to live in an English Speaking Country, so Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. We were hired almost immediately by South Africa, jobs were guaranteed, so we went. Both employed by Barlow Rand, me in the 'Tractor Division' aka Caterpillar earth moving equipment, and she in Rand Mines, the Gold mining branch of Barlow. Long Story short, we left in 1987 when my son was born, the SA government were trying to force us to become SA Citizens and my Son would have had to join the SA Army, Unthinkable. When we came in it was R1.80 to the Pound, when we left it was similar but a bit worse, but holiday makers, which I pretended to be, were only allowed to export R6000. I had to come up with Devious schemes to get our money out, including by the Portuguese Mafia, a son of whom worked for me. Promotion was a Stairway to Heaven in those days. The Pub in Jo'burg, the White Horse I think, was my friend Luis Mateus from work, his Uncle owned it, and was Mafia from Mozambique. On Luis's recommendation they decided to trust me, and I gave them R65000. R45000 was delivered to my UK Bank account. We did all sorts of Tricks yo get our money out, paying for Holidays for UK friends parents, they paid us back in Pounds deposited in the UK.....Very Risky Times We even had to Exit on a Return Ticket, knowing full well we would never return. There is much more to this story. Suffice to say I hated the SA Government Now it is R22 per Pound. With Corruption Endemic, SA is going to become just another Failed African State. Africans have Corruption as a Culture That, and Only That, is why Africans suffer from Poverty. Enough Said, Truth is always the best option.
It is all so sad and unnessessary.If our future solely depended on this government we have no hope.To them and other opportunists it is all about power , staying fat and hate.My advise is if you can run do it.
