PALI LEHOHLA | Put a magnet to contaminated coal, Eskom, or would that be throwing rocks?
Is the incentive behind rock-contaminated coal revenue for truckers and coal mines or grist to the mill for renewables fundamentalists?
05 February 2023 - 19:10
Complex systems require complex solutions, a fundamental law of cybernetics. Eskom is a complex system and simple systems of force cannot deliver results. Complexity is understood through decomposition, not simplicity. The latter complicates, while decomposition enlightens by enabling one to understand the nature and manifestation of a problem. How does the complex problem of Eskom, especially its rock-infested coal-supply system, relate to South Africa’s backdoor shopping culture, one that has outlived apartheid and seems to resonate with the rock-filled coal culture at the power utility?..
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