Chris Yelland: Joburg rejection of Eskom loadshedding shows others the way

The government has found itself in a corner with the energy crisis that Eskom has created. With billions of rand of Eskom debt it has to shoulder and with loadshedding reaching Stage 6 that even lead to mines shutting down; it finally relinquished its grip on power generation in the country and announced that the mines will be allowed to generate their own electricity without a license. But in the true spirit of that’ Boer maak ‘n plan’ spirit that South Africans are known for; Johannesburg has come up with its own solution to loadshedding and while other citizens were counting the minutes until they could charge their devices, the city has announced it would not have the same loadshedding schedule as the rest of the country. In an interview with Alec Hogg, Chris Yelland sheds light on how the city managed that and gives his opinion of Eskom’s new CEO and his challenges ahead. - Linda van Tilburg