Spot on Richard Quest. No electricity in a country like RSA is unthinkable. The ANC have failed RSA with their sheer incompetence. The ANC Government have destroyed Eskom.
@@goldenlion647 True. If they were only incompetent they could not have done so much damage. But, they have deliberately set out to steal as much as possible. This is where the real damage has been done.
It still amazes me how the world became involved in South Africa's affairs during the 80's, sanctions and so forth - and rightly so - we all know the reasons. Currently, that same world appears to turn a blind eye as the ANC slowly (or quickly?) destroys South Africa with their greed to steel at any opportunity. As long as it is under the mantle of democracy all is OK. Democracy failed miserably in South Africa.
How can anyone say "rightly so" when messing with South Africa's sovereignty has caused untold hardship for those it was supposed to help. You do know the median income, clinical access and even education, yes even under the bantu system, was better than the UN average for the rest of Africa under the old system. The ANC didn't even begin to feature as a movement until they adopted people's war strategies from vietnam. If it wasn't for them blatantly murdering their own brothers and sisters brutally to force compliance. The bantu states might have actually become successful sovereign entities. And before you scream racism, I am black and was born after '94. Spare me your virtue signalling.
@Lieb Maritz, but don't you get it? The US, Eu, UK etc did not want a strong SA, with nuclear capabilities, world class technological and engineering capabilities (Sasol comes to mind). No! They wanted a SA with a destroyed economy who they could enslave with IMF loans and, in so doing,prescribe to and keep under their thumb. So sorry to say Lieb, they are happy with the state of affairs!
@@nezuminezuminezumi7266 Exactly! The "West" did not like that. They wanted SA like the other African countries. Well now, 25 years later the ANC has done the work for them. Won't be surprised if the CIA didn't help the ANC in their "war efforts"....
My dear, democracy is failing every where. Please be patient... SA has abundant resources and the potential to be great country. Just get rid of the ANC and give her time to clean up her act. She will be a country that every one wants to relocate to.
Richard is being very diplomatic by sweeping the most important issues affecting SA under the carpet The world chooses to ignore the nonsense going on here
‘The world’ doesn’t care. As long as any critical resources keep flowing. The world is run by a cabal of sa’tan’s minions. It’s a club and we ain’t in it - George Carlin. The rest of is are just chopped liver.
Quest is so diplomatic, almost to the point of being dishonest in failing to highlight that without the removal of the ANC and it's acrimonious policies, this country remains in the realms of 'huge potential ' and no more. Good interview.
Richard Quest rightly stretched diplomacy as a guest in SA to Fantastic levels to spare the Synonym, ANC government & their voters feelings for ruining a country to its foundations in less than 30 years. The small amount of people keeping the boat afloat are just that & no flighty tour of grand possibilities, of future hi tec cities, possible innovations will & can be possible with what we have right now.
He is correct South Africa does not need outsiders to tell it what to do. However the present South African government tends to forget that it is no longer a teenager but rather a mature adult and needs to act like one..
Don’t ever underestimate the capacity of the South African nation to rise ! Our biggest issue in this country is to learn to love one another from the very beginning! South Africans have since time immemorial contributed hugely to the world. Rise up guys we can do this !
ask him questions when he is sitting comfy and cozy in his own home....it would be nice to hear his answers then....remember he is only in Cape Town which is an amazing bubble compared to the rest of SA....
Hi BizNews. I’ve always loved interviews featuring Mr Quest. He always tells it as it is. He did mention how impressed he is with the people of SA, with regards how we can alway make a workaround to survive. We are a resilient nation. What is so saddening is that we put up with this even though the politicians have no will to fix it. Loadshedding, no power cuts don’t anger me and I can find a workaround and live with the current situation for an extended period. What angers me is the absolute lack of will, no ignorance of the politicians in that they are doing nothing about the situation with premeditated intent.
The ANC knows they'll be in power for the next 1000 years no matter what they do, thanks to their empty-headed moronic supporters, so none of this is surprising or shocking.
I can’t believe that the majority South Africans don’t realize that the UN/Globalists/ Elitists/ OWO ALL ...they all want SA BECAUSE of the incredible resources we have! ANC (Ramaposa) are PUPPETS!!! They get their instructions directly from the UN etc.!!! Watch OODEZZ for more informative regarding this☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼
They have done something. They've all been given (paid for by us) generators (installed) at their house's. Without a doubt these will be maintained by a contractor not forgetting a minister is incapable of keeping the fuel level maintained either. So that would have to taken care of by a contractor paid for by us.
I think the problem with Richard's incisive and clear thinking (as well as with most of ours), is that the ANC is actually interested in fixing the problem. That they would jump at a solution. That's not the case. There are simply too many people on the take. Be it coal provision, maintenance tenders, whatever. Too many vested interests in perpetuating this disaster. Depressing.
_I think the problem with Richard's incisive and clear thinking (as well as with most of ours), is that the ANC is actually interested in fixing the problem._ Typical affliction of first world Westerners.
Alec, hoping for the majority of the electorate to make a sensible decision in 2024 and decisively get rid of the ANC is a pipe dream. We have a plain dumb majority and greedy extremely immature politicians. Soo sad😢
Not according to the trendline since 2011, and not according to the polls. The support of the ANC was already below 50% in 2021, and it will only go down i. 2024. Now is not the time for fatalism. This is the time to act and to vote. We need to get the ANC below 40%, so even if they stand with the EFF, they're below 50%.
@@Hannodb1961 you say that like it means anything in the real world. The ANC and EFF and friends will make the elections work in their favour - especially with their new, unequalled level of power in this state of disaster.
@@JimEckhardt The ANC is out of money, and therefore out of power. They couldnt even afford to pay their election staff in the previous election. The wheels are comming off. They'll loose power, not just because of the elections, but because they lost legitimacy, even among their own people. They can't even keep their own party together, its being torn apart by factions.
Sure it is unthinkable not to have electricity n the UK, USA, Australia and it was unthinkable in SA prior to 1994. Likewise having electricity was unthinkable in Africa. All that happened since 1994 is that Africa reverted to its roots.
Very problematic and inaccurate statement. Many other African countries have stable electricity supply; in fact, SA has become the laughing stock on the continent for our "load shedding".
@@RothCommunications Really? According to Afrobarometer:"Fewer than six in 10 African households (57%) are actually connected to an electric grid. Citizens in Tunisia (99%), Mauritius (99%), and Morocco (98%) enjoy nearly universal coverage, but fewer than one in four households in Malawi (14%), Burkina Faso (22%), and Niger (24%) are connected. Fewer than half (43%) of Africans enjoy a supply of electricity that works “most” or “all” of the time. On average across 31 countries surveyed consistently since 2014/2015, this proportion has increased by just 3 percentage points."
The problem with SA is that it is a struggle to know how much of our problems are associated with criminality versus how much of our problems are the kind associated with getting anything to work.
Great interview. Mr Quest is great and followed him for 20 years. His problem he thinks that the anc leaders have logic and putting South Africans first. Sadly not the case with the anc.
Scouting around for the “best” practice is NOT what the ANC is interested. They are interested only in deals that will bring them money. They don’t give a single damn about anything else and that is something that outsiders cannot comprehend.
The true people with balls are the ones staying to fix this mess, if just run everytime things get difficult you'll be running all your life, feeling alien and even raising alien children, the grass is greener on the other side because of all the shit you don't know about! Decouple yourself from as many government services as you can and South Africa is still a great place to call home, the government could collapse tomorrow and you'd hardly be able to tell the difference.
What is mad is we had very reliable at one stage. If we keep voting for Another Night with Candles then all we deserve to get is Another Night with Candles.
Brody "the sidecar dog" is a star in Cape Town. So pleased you got to ride up front wiith him and his owner Tim. Seeing Cape Town from a sidecar is definitely the best way to see the the Cape penninsula as a tourist! Awesome expierience!! Looking forward to viewing your captured expierience on CNN. Thank you for visiting Cape Town! Hope you will be back soon!
This my friends is an example of non partisan commentators we wish we had. He resisted all baits: John Steenhuisen meeting, comments on the parties, and gave a fair balanced view of the country. He also touched on first world mistakes of going crazy about privatisation. Sheer class Mr Quest. Not what we have to deal with here: 'experts' and commentators who are nothing more than political campaigners.
The whole western world is telling them privatization doesn't work its impractical 😒. But you know them mos there is only one truth their truth. They were told separate development is unsustainable they still did it anyway.
...i get the impression that this is also if not about marketing the tourism industry in the Western Cape - which bades well. Some inside information from an official within the United Nations: "when donors from around the world donate to South Africa, they request that the monies and donations be channelled to the Western Cape".
He should rather do a story on how the world sees CNN which was once the World's number one news channel, now get less viewers than the cartoon network.
As a newly graduated Engineer, excluded from the job market due to my skin colour, I’d like to point out that power supply may be in the forefront, but this cancer is in the water purification and infrastructure sectors. It’s everywhere.
Please tell me that mr Quest is not forming an opinion about South Africa after visiting Cape Town. Has he been to Durban? Joburg? All the small towns in dispair? 😢
South Africa is an interesting case of a 3rd world country with the mirage of a 1st world country. The fact he mentioned SA in the same breath as Germany and Australia is quite flattering and amusing. SA is not even in the same league as it’s BRICS peers
@the Gillian, he mentioned them because they are part of the G20, as we are. So we are the only G20 country that has power cuts for 8 hours a day. That is the issue.
I agree completely, what Richard failed to express a bit clearer is that SA will be the very first country that will be governed and run by Private Institutions/Companies, everything from Policing to Defence even as far as Government is concerned, we will still be represented by elected Figures, but the intermale working will be run by Private Companies. I have seen this coming from the late 90's and the past 10 years it has become very clear. In SA we like to say whatever happens in SA at some point will happen to other countries, we will become the first Republic that is 100% run by Private Mandate and the rest of the world will follow.
If utilities are operated by private entities then we have to jump over B-BBEE hurdles first. Will they be able to stop the theft of Copper cables from the transmission lines?
We recently had 43hours outage because they blew up a generator, the replacement blew up too and we had to find one from somewhere else. Freezers were thawing! Nevermind no hot water to shower. Thank goodness we had gas for cooking!
Ten hours a day, with out electricity. So we are back in the Boer treck from the Cape to the Transvaal and Natal. No water also. 🙌🙌🙌🙌Good for the ANC. You got us back to the beginning of the build up of South -Africa.
yes, those critizising SA before is very quiet these days about the anc ripping this land apart.We were alone then , we are alone again.But being us, we will stand up and build the country again
This was an excellent interview, loved hearing the great Richard Quest’s thoughts and opinion. We’re in for a surprise in 2024, I really hope it’s what helps us move forward. The status quo has really hurt us and we’re not getting any better, happier, safer, more resilient. I know we’re gonna transform in a big way once people vote with their conscience I love this country, I love Richard Quest and this was very insightful 👍🏾❤️
I dont think he will crack another invite , he was too real about SA's prospects for your liking. I laughed mass off when he was clear about how the world should never tell SA how to run her affairs, must have hurt!
Richard Quest visiting Cape Town only will never give you a true picture of South Africa ... Stellenbosch wine lands is privileged South Africa. Which townships & informal settlement communities did you visit?
The root of the electricity state of disaster is that inept managers replaced experienced Eskom staff in the early 2000s. I can remember one Eskom Annual Report where the management were granted huge year-end bonuses for saving so much on maintenance cost.🤦♂ Needless to say, if the maintenance had been done at the time...
Because the ANC virus was introduced into the fabric of SA as a “ government “ in 1994 and they never had, nor ever will have the competency to run a country since they are revolutionary terrorists that planted bombs before that. No terrorist organization or communist bunch has EVER built or managed ANYTHING successfully. So since 1994 they have been poisoning the fabric of SA like the cancer they are. Their BEE policies, incompetence and corruption has eroded the pillars keeping the country and economy standing and we have reached a point where it is all starting to collapse, and this rot started way back already. Actually even from 1990 when De Klerk and his Chronies orchestrated a coup on PW and knew they are going to give SA to the ANC commies, the stealing started under the old NP already….
The suggestion of the ANC going overseas to study failures of other first world countries regarding electricity supply is comical. The ANC does not have the competence to learn from other countries' mistakes, let alone implement a workable plan. Incompetence and corruption are the show stoppers. Electricity is just one of the basic services that are failing. Other services are rapidly following the same downward trend, including roads, water, sewage, healthcare, police, military and more! With basic services collapsing, dependant business shall collapse. Tragic.
You got it spot right Richard…,I would like to suggest the Tesla power stations as what was used in Australia…can be a very lucrative way to decentralise power distribution.., Ask Elon.
If only apartheid South Africa was a country that serviced every citizen pre-1994, our country would be very far in terms of its development. Before 1994, less 30% households had access to electricity, today we have over 90% households connected to the grid, hence the high demand. Koeberg nuclear power station sells to Eskom at R0,40 cents per KW, coal powered stations sell to Eskom at R0,80 cents per KW, and then Eskom sells to the consumers at about R1,60 - R1,82 per KW. On the other hand, IPPs (solar & wind) sell to Eskom at about R2,40 per KW and that is illogical and unsustainable. Privatisation is absolutely not the answer in the South African context, our only hope is building more nuclear power stations. South Africa has immense potential, we just need a bold leader that will make unpopular decisions.
There may be a misinterpretation here, yesLoad shedding has been going on for 100 days consecutively but load shedding has been around since before 2010.
Take a look at the Australian system. Also, the way power is used is changing so dramatically. As an example, it turns out that the highest number of hours per day that people use energy is when they are using their smartphones. That is DC stored energy. There are numerous other examples.
So many people have made comments that CT is not SA. Why the don't the townships wake up and make their areas a tourist destination instead. They could replace crime with tourist opportunities
I agree with Richard, their is an abundance of opportunities and self determination in South Africa, the resilience of South Africans to work around load shedding. Unfortunately as a G20 nation, we are simply fall behind the world in forward planning in our infrastructure (Dams, roads, electricity, housing....).
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I'm so ashamed that it's our country that we're talking about and that it's come to this very low point, because Richard is absolutely correct! Our economy is going down the drain because we have a party in control that has no other interest but how their uneducated cadres can be deployed into jobs that require knowledge and education and where they can loot more money from.
Richard is so right about leapfrogging. Mobile phones a perfect example. Show me an African without a mobile phone. You still have to charge the bloody thing.
He says that there are people with the right stuff to give him hope. But didn't Russia have those people when it descended into communism and does it not have them now when Russia is belligerent? Did Ukraine not have those people when the holomodor happened? China had plenty of those people, many of them murdered by Mao, when China descended into the deadly cultural revolution. I think it is more likely that the ANC will abandon democracy as soon as it is not in their favour. Look at the news, they are already trying to change governing structures at the municipal level and that is just laying the ground work for the communist state that the ANC has always wanted.
What a minute.....he went to Cape Town.....Cape Town is sadly not the total and true reflection of South Africa. Western Cape is THE BEST run province in South Africa. I would have like to hear his take on the Free State, Limpopo, Gauteng, and the rest of the provinces!!! We all know Cape Town is ok. It's the rest of the country that has the potential of bringing Cape Town to its level if something isnt done about it.
Yes, one would think that our government would seek out best practices from around the world but unfortunately, they seem to think that they can reinvent the wheel (the African way) and have tried many times on different things (education, for example). The only trouble is, every time they try and reinvent the wheel, the damn thing turns out square!
Rosatom, the Russian state energy company is supplying nuclear energy in Africa, Asia and Europe on a partnership basis where they take a share of the revenue. Why aren’t we dealing with them?
Even if we leap frog ; if ANC stays or god help all EFF get into power , an intergrated hopeful SA goes down the drain, what then???? .leap frog dead. Kisses goodbye ???
Great interview; Richard has hit the nail on the head, South Africans will have to vote with their brains and not their heart; political maturity is not a word I would use to describe the South African electorate? Let's see what happens, Put back from the Abyss or straight over the edge if the EFF share power with the ANC.
After reading the comments, it's just so appalling 2 see how much people has to say & yet they cant see the picture. People need to wake up & really understand what is going on, not only in SA, but globally. There is an agenda & the ANC in SA is just the vehicle being used to achieve this agenda. Whatever they do on the side, that's not important as long as they achieve the end goal. Who suffers? Everybody in this country not on the ANC bandwagon. It can be stopped if SAs can unity, but that is another issue. We r so docile & accept anything, we r so disunified, that unity is a pipe dream. The 🌈 nation with gaps between the colors
Spot on Richard Quest. No electricity in a country like RSA is unthinkable. The ANC have failed RSA with their sheer incompetence. The ANC Government have destroyed Eskom.
And a lot more!!! Don't forget SA Airlines, SA Post Office, Denel, and a the other 700 state owned entities!!!!!
Merely following orders, Sir!
incompetence is one thing, but their blatant criminality is another.
The anc own eskom
@@goldenlion647 True. If they were only incompetent they could not have done so much damage. But, they have deliberately set out to steal as much as possible. This is where the real damage has been done.
It still amazes me how the world became involved in South Africa's affairs during the 80's, sanctions and so forth - and rightly so - we all know the reasons. Currently, that same world appears to turn a blind eye as the ANC slowly (or quickly?) destroys South Africa with their greed to steel at any opportunity. As long as it is under the mantle of democracy all is OK. Democracy failed miserably in South Africa.
How can anyone say "rightly so" when messing with South Africa's sovereignty has caused untold hardship for those it was supposed to help. You do know the median income, clinical access and even education, yes even under the bantu system, was better than the UN average for the rest of Africa under the old system.
The ANC didn't even begin to feature as a movement until they adopted people's war strategies from vietnam. If it wasn't for them blatantly murdering their own brothers and sisters brutally to force compliance. The bantu states might have actually become successful sovereign entities.
And before you scream racism, I am black and was born after '94. Spare me your virtue signalling.
@@nezuminezuminezumi7266 As a success is a very relative term isn't it.
@Lieb Maritz, but don't you get it? The US, Eu, UK etc did not want a strong SA, with nuclear capabilities, world class technological and engineering capabilities (Sasol comes to mind). No! They wanted a SA with a destroyed economy who they could enslave with IMF loans and, in so doing,prescribe to and keep under their thumb. So sorry to say Lieb, they are happy with the state of affairs!
@@nezuminezuminezumi7266 Exactly! The "West" did not like that. They wanted SA like the other African countries. Well now, 25 years later the ANC has done the work for them. Won't be surprised if the CIA didn't help the ANC in their "war efforts"....
My dear, democracy is failing every where. Please be patient... SA has abundant resources and the potential to be great country. Just get rid of the ANC and give her time to clean up her act. She will be a country that every one wants to relocate to.
Richard needs to know that Cape Town/ Western Cape is not South Africa, it is a different world.
That’s pretty true really
Yip...don't tell everybody. Meet lots of foreign visitors and swallows who'd give anything to live here inspite of everything.
The Western Cape is fast getting there having imported a large portion of the Transkei/Ciskei population, believing they are getting cheap labor.
What makes you think he doesn't
@@losonsrenoster in our neighborhood people prefer to employ Malawians or Zimbabweans and they are paid an honest days pay for an honest days work.
Richard is being very diplomatic by sweeping the most important issues affecting SA under the carpet
The world chooses to ignore the nonsense going on here
‘The world’ doesn’t care. As long as any critical resources keep flowing. The world is run by a cabal of sa’tan’s minions. It’s a club and we ain’t in it - George Carlin. The rest of is are just chopped liver.
Quest is so diplomatic, almost to the point of being dishonest in failing to highlight that without the removal of the ANC and it's acrimonious policies, this country remains in the realms of 'huge potential ' and no more.
Good interview.
Richard Quest rightly stretched diplomacy as a guest in SA to Fantastic levels to spare the Synonym, ANC government & their voters feelings for ruining a country to its foundations in less than 30 years.
The small amount of people keeping the boat afloat are just that & no flighty tour of grand possibilities, of future hi tec cities, possible innovations will & can be possible with what we have right now.
He is a CNN reporter.
@@goldenlion647 yip. Liberal
@@angusforsyth3329 Quest did SA business reports years ago on morning SABC TV perhaps a linkup to CNN or BBC. He knows SA well.
He has no guts.
Hopefully he has the stomach to travel through the country, no use just visiting the Western Cape.
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He is correct South Africa does not need outsiders to tell it what to do. However the present South African government tends to forget that it is no longer a teenager but rather a mature adult and needs to act like one..
Don’t ever underestimate the capacity of the South African nation to rise ! Our biggest issue in this country is to learn to love one another from the very beginning! South Africans have since time immemorial contributed hugely to the world. Rise up guys we can do this !
Dream on my man...
Our biggest issue is cANCer
Not gonna happen.
We dont have the will or the balls..
Oh please, here they go again with that liberal rhetoric rubbish!
@@gregmenego2200 never, never, never give up!
Job losses from blackouts are horrific
You are discussing the effect (lode shedding )....You should be discussing the cause!! (Corruption, incompetence, cader employment etcetera. .)
ask him questions when he is sitting comfy and cozy in his own home....it would be nice to hear his answers then....remember he is only in Cape Town which is an amazing bubble compared to the rest of SA....
An amazing bubble with the highest murder rate in the country 🙂
@@mlungisimalinga1183 ...and your point?
Also, what ethnic group is conducting the overwhelming bulk of these murders and rapes?
I agree with Richard Quest. I have always called this POWER FAILURE, as the ANC are failing to give us power.
Hi BizNews. I’ve always loved interviews featuring Mr Quest. He always tells it as it is. He did mention how impressed he is with the people of SA, with regards how we can alway make a workaround to survive. We are a resilient nation. What is so saddening is that we put up with this even though the politicians have no will to fix it. Loadshedding, no power cuts don’t anger me and I can find a workaround and live with the current situation for an extended period. What angers me is the absolute lack of will, no ignorance of the politicians in that they are doing nothing about the situation with premeditated intent.
The ANC knows they'll be in power for the next 1000 years no matter what they do, thanks to their empty-headed moronic supporters, so none of this is surprising or shocking.
I can’t believe that the majority South Africans don’t realize that the UN/Globalists/ Elitists/ OWO ALL ...they all want SA BECAUSE of the incredible resources we have! ANC (Ramaposa) are PUPPETS!!! They get their instructions directly from the UN etc.!!! Watch OODEZZ for more informative regarding this☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼
They have done something. They've all been given (paid for by us) generators (installed) at their house's. Without a doubt these will be maintained by a contractor not forgetting a minister is incapable of keeping the fuel level maintained either. So that would have to taken care of by a contractor paid for by us.
I think the problem with Richard's incisive and clear thinking (as well as with most of ours), is that the ANC is actually interested in fixing the problem. That they would jump at a solution. That's not the case. There are simply too many people on the take. Be it coal provision, maintenance tenders, whatever. Too many vested interests in perpetuating this disaster. Depressing.
_I think the problem with Richard's incisive and clear thinking (as well as with most of ours), is that the ANC is actually interested in fixing the problem._
Typical affliction of first world Westerners.
Correct. Look up who is at the helm of the multi-billion empire of African Rainbow Energy & Power and African Rainbow Minerals.
Alec, hoping for the majority of the electorate to make a sensible decision in 2024 and decisively get rid of the ANC is a pipe dream. We have a plain dumb majority and greedy extremely immature politicians. Soo sad😢
Not according to the trendline since 2011, and not according to the polls. The support of the ANC was already below 50% in 2021, and it will only go down i. 2024. Now is not the time for fatalism. This is the time to act and to vote. We need to get the ANC below 40%, so even if they stand with the EFF, they're below 50%.
Loadshedding will be the long awaited death knell of the ANC GANGSTERS !!
@@Hannodb1961 you say that like it means anything in the real world. The ANC and EFF and friends will make the elections work in their favour - especially with their new, unequalled level of power in this state of disaster.
YES ITS THE VERY LAST LAST CHANCE!!!! 😫
@@JimEckhardt The ANC is out of money, and therefore out of power. They couldnt even afford to pay their election staff in the previous election. The wheels are comming off. They'll loose power, not just because of the elections, but because they lost legitimacy, even among their own people. They can't even keep their own party together, its being torn apart by factions.
This not load-shedding it is black outs
Spot on
Alec , well done on your podcast. This is my go to for SA news, living in the UK now… your interview style is brilliant
Richard Quest had some critisism of the ruling party a few years back in Davos, which I saw. Of cause he was right then as he is right now.
Sure it is unthinkable not to have electricity n the UK, USA, Australia and it was unthinkable in SA prior to 1994. Likewise having electricity was unthinkable in Africa. All that happened since 1994 is that Africa reverted to its roots.
Very problematic and inaccurate statement. Many other African countries have stable electricity supply; in fact, SA has become the laughing stock on the continent for our "load shedding".
@@RothCommunications Really? According to Afrobarometer:"Fewer than six in 10 African households (57%) are actually connected to an electric grid. Citizens in Tunisia (99%), Mauritius (99%), and Morocco (98%) enjoy nearly universal coverage, but fewer than one in four households in Malawi (14%), Burkina Faso (22%), and Niger (24%) are connected. Fewer than half (43%) of Africans enjoy a supply of electricity that works “most” or “all” of the time. On average across 31 countries surveyed consistently since 2014/2015, this proportion has increased by just 3 percentage points."
He did not criticise the Wallpaper, yet I got the feeling that he was burning inside to do so....
The problem with SA is that it is a struggle to know how much of our problems are associated with criminality versus how much of our problems are the kind associated with getting anything to work.
All our problems are due to criminality. Some criminals were elected and others are just criminals
Sounds like an ANC government problem to me.
Stop making excuses for your favourite corruption cANCer party 🥳 you voted for
@@grimsadventures-bikesnpetr7913 You guys do an excellent job campaigning for the ANC.
Great interview. Mr Quest is great and followed him for 20 years. His problem he thinks that the anc leaders have logic and putting South Africans first. Sadly not the case with the anc.
Scouting around for the “best” practice is NOT what the ANC is interested. They are interested only in deals that will bring them money. They don’t give a single damn about anything else and that is something that outsiders cannot comprehend.
We, as South Africans, are like the toad slowly boiling in a pot of water on the stove.
The true people with balls are the ones staying to fix this mess, if just run everytime things get difficult you'll be running all your life, feeling alien and even raising alien children, the grass is greener on the other side because of all the shit you don't know about! Decouple yourself from as many government services as you can and South Africa is still a great place to call home, the government could collapse tomorrow and you'd hardly be able to tell the difference.
Most, not all. Don't worry we will also save those, that are too slow to realise they've been tricked.
What is mad is we had very reliable at one stage. If we keep voting for Another Night with Candles then all we deserve to get is Another Night with Candles.
Definitely not a tourist destination - even with a R1bn contract with an international soccer team!!!! 😜⚽🤣
Regretably it is as all & sundry can visit without Visas and a Cheap holiday
Brody "the sidecar dog" is a star in Cape Town. So pleased you got to ride up front wiith him and his owner Tim. Seeing Cape Town from a sidecar is definitely the best way to see the the Cape penninsula as a tourist! Awesome expierience!! Looking forward to viewing your captured expierience on CNN. Thank you for visiting Cape Town! Hope you will be back soon!
It’s the ANC ….. a rubbish bin could do better work than them
This my friends is an example of non partisan commentators we wish we had. He resisted all baits: John Steenhuisen meeting, comments on the parties, and gave a fair balanced view of the country. He also touched on first world mistakes of going crazy about privatisation.
Sheer class Mr Quest. Not what we have to deal with here: 'experts' and commentators who are nothing more than political campaigners.
The whole western world is telling them privatization doesn't work its impractical 😒. But you know them mos there is only one truth their truth. They were told separate development is unsustainable they still did it anyway.
...i get the impression that this is also if not about marketing the tourism industry in the Western Cape - which bades well.
Some inside information from an official within the United Nations: "when donors from around the world donate to South Africa, they request that the monies and donations be channelled to the Western Cape".
Cape Town does NOT reflect ALL OF SOUTH AFRICA!!!!
Where the maggots and African Thieves stay that is, it will end soon
on top of loadshedding we have many people stealing cables daily. This is even more frustrating than predictable loadshedding.
He should rather do a story on how the world sees CNN which was once the World's number one news channel, now get less viewers than the cartoon network.
As a newly graduated Engineer, excluded from the job market due to my skin colour, I’d like to point out that power supply may be in the forefront, but this cancer is in the water purification and infrastructure sectors. It’s everywhere.
Please tell me that mr Quest is not forming an opinion about South Africa after visiting Cape Town. Has he been to Durban? Joburg? All the small towns in dispair? 😢
and dis-repair?
South Africa is an interesting case of a 3rd world country with the mirage of a 1st world country. The fact he mentioned SA in the same breath as Germany and Australia is quite flattering and amusing. SA is not even in the same league as it’s BRICS peers
@the Gillian, he mentioned them because they are part of the G20, as we are. So we are the only G20 country that has power cuts for 8 hours a day. That is the issue.
Alsi, we're not on their level, but we could've been.
SA at 31 in rank in world economies, is mid level, not " third world", notwithstanding ANC corruption and incompetence.
the entire West depends on the global South...
Thanks Richard for your positive comments about South Africa. 👏
I agree completely, what Richard failed to express a bit clearer is that SA will be the very first country that will be governed and run by Private Institutions/Companies, everything from Policing to Defence even as far as Government is concerned, we will still be represented by elected Figures, but the intermale working will be run by Private Companies. I have seen this coming from the late 90's and the past 10 years it has become very clear. In SA we like to say whatever happens in SA at some point will happen to other countries, we will become the first Republic that is 100% run by Private Mandate and the rest of the world will follow.
PLEASE RICHARD - - UNLIKE THE REST OF CNN - - TELL THE NEWS EXACTLY AS IT IS THE HONEST TRUTH!!!! 😫 NOT BS.
Richard welcome to SA. Get real only 20 years back we were producing more of everything including electricity. Enjoy your stay.
The ANC is increasingly becoming a huge stumbling block which needs to be rolled aside.
If utilities are operated by private entities then we have to jump over B-BBEE hurdles first.
Will they be able to stop the theft of Copper cables from the transmission lines?
When the Brit calls it what it is, I get so mad. You could feel my acceptance dissappear and realization surface. It rolling blackouts, CTS.
It speaks for itself. Corruption is real and huge
The only guy from CNN is still respect.
Brilliant discussion going forward for South Africa 🌍🇿🇦🕎🕊️🕊️🕊️
We recently had 43hours outage because they blew up a generator, the replacement blew up too and we had to find one from somewhere else. Freezers were thawing! Nevermind no hot water to shower. Thank goodness we had gas for cooking!
Wonderful good news for our beloved South Africa!!!
Ten hours a day, with out electricity. So we are back in the Boer treck from the Cape to the Transvaal and Natal. No water also. 🙌🙌🙌🙌Good for the ANC. You got us back to the beginning of the build up of South -Africa.
The ANC are attempting to decolonize the electrical grid
Love Richard Quest. He is a kind, generous person! He must be tearing his hair out at the disaster South Africa now is.
yes, those critizising SA before is very quiet these days about the anc ripping this land apart.We were alone then , we are alone again.But being us, we will stand up and build the country again
This was an excellent interview, loved hearing the great Richard Quest’s thoughts and opinion.
We’re in for a surprise in 2024, I really hope it’s what helps us move forward. The status quo has really hurt us and we’re not getting any better, happier, safer, more resilient. I know we’re gonna transform in a big way once people vote with their conscience
I love this country, I love Richard Quest and this was very insightful 👍🏾❤️
I dont think he will crack another invite , he was too real about SA's prospects for your liking. I laughed mass off when he was clear about how the world should never tell SA how to run her affairs, must have hurt!
He was just kind. He was very clear that this place is a shithole.
Richard Quest visiting Cape Town only will never give you a true picture of South Africa ... Stellenbosch wine lands is privileged South Africa. Which townships & informal settlement communities did you visit?
Thank you for having Mr Quest on your programme.
He is both honest and wise and always enthusiastic.
Cape Town is amazing 😊
Quest means optimisim
CPT isn’t SA. Should go stay in JHB to get authentic SA experience
JHB is far worser than Cape Town
@@mohjayy Yes exactly. He’s not getting an authentic picture
The root of the electricity state of disaster is that inept managers replaced experienced Eskom staff in the early 2000s. I can remember one Eskom Annual Report where the management were granted huge year-end bonuses for saving so much on maintenance cost.🤦♂ Needless to say, if the maintenance had been done at the time...
Hi Richard , always been a fan of your broadcasts
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤thanks for being my husband!!!!! I love you! Angel Angel Richard Quest
.Why do you think South Africa is slowly imploding now for thirty years...
Because the ANC virus was introduced into the fabric of SA as a “ government “ in 1994 and they never had, nor ever will have the competency to run a country since they are revolutionary terrorists that planted bombs before that. No terrorist organization or communist bunch has EVER built or managed ANYTHING successfully. So since 1994 they have been poisoning the fabric of SA like the cancer they are. Their BEE policies, incompetence and corruption has eroded the pillars keeping the country and economy standing and we have reached a point where it is all starting to collapse, and this rot started way back already. Actually even from 1990 when De Klerk and his Chronies orchestrated a coup on PW and knew they are going to give SA to the ANC commies, the stealing started under the old NP already….
Richard Quest you should tell the World the truth -SA is at it's worst - not just Loadshedding - No Sevice Delivery - Incompetence etc etc
The suggestion of the ANC going overseas to study failures of other first world countries regarding electricity supply is comical. The ANC does not have the competence to learn from other countries' mistakes, let alone implement a workable plan. Incompetence and corruption are the show stoppers. Electricity is just one of the basic services that are failing. Other services are rapidly following the same downward trend, including roads, water, sewage, healthcare, police, military and more! With basic services collapsing, dependant business shall collapse. Tragic.
You got it spot right Richard…,I would like to suggest the Tesla power stations as what was used in Australia…can be a very lucrative way to decentralise power distribution.., Ask Elon.
Richard Quest is my most favourite media person.
If only apartheid South Africa was a country that serviced every citizen pre-1994, our country would be very far in terms of its development.
Before 1994, less 30% households had access to electricity, today we have over 90% households connected to the grid, hence the high demand.
Koeberg nuclear power station sells to Eskom at R0,40 cents per KW, coal powered stations sell to Eskom at R0,80 cents per KW, and then Eskom sells to the consumers at about R1,60 - R1,82 per KW.
On the other hand, IPPs (solar & wind) sell to Eskom at about R2,40 per KW and that is illogical and unsustainable.
Privatisation is absolutely not the answer in the South African context, our only hope is building more nuclear power stations.
South Africa has immense potential, we just need a bold leader that will make unpopular decisions.
A very honest lovely conversation
There may be a misinterpretation here, yesLoad shedding has been going on for 100 days consecutively but load shedding has been around since before 2010.
There is something wrong with this guy.........we were a first world country in 1994.........we are now a third world country.
Wonderful insight Richard
Take a look at the Australian system. Also, the way power is used is changing so dramatically. As an example, it turns out that the highest number of hours per day that people use energy is when they are using their smartphones. That is DC stored energy. There are numerous other examples.
Duh! You think the ANC will let the private industry ANY power of them?
So many people have made comments that CT is not SA. Why the don't the townships wake up and make their areas a tourist destination instead. They could replace crime with tourist opportunities
I do hope our delightful Leaders are listening to this🙈
Don't hold your breath on that.
I agree with Richard, their is an abundance of opportunities and self determination in South Africa, the resilience of South Africans to work around load shedding.
Unfortunately as a G20 nation, we are simply fall behind the world in forward planning in our infrastructure (Dams, roads, electricity, housing....).
Please don't All vote for ANC again.
Most depressing to listen to. We know he is right. Are the ANC politicians listening and do they really care? Sad!,,
Love Richard's humility. And indeed, it is rolling black outs brought you by the corrupt ANC.
richard quest is like a frog outside the pot telling the frogs in the pot they'll soon be in boiling water
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I'm so ashamed that it's our country that we're talking about and that it's come to this very low point, because Richard is absolutely correct! Our economy is going down the drain because we have a party in control that has no other interest but how their uneducated cadres can be deployed into jobs that require knowledge and education and where they can loot more money from.
It's always a pleasure having another foreigner telling me about problems we already know!
I agree it's a power cut
Richard is so right about leapfrogging. Mobile phones a perfect example. Show me an African without a mobile phone. You still have to charge the bloody thing.
They couldnt lift themselves out of the stone age. Now they cannot keep the lights on. What a surprise
Wow! Nice scoop!
He says that there are people with the right stuff to give him hope. But didn't Russia have those people when it descended into communism and does it not have them now when Russia is belligerent? Did Ukraine not have those people when the holomodor happened? China had plenty of those people, many of them murdered by Mao, when China descended into the deadly cultural revolution. I think it is more likely that the ANC will abandon democracy as soon as it is not in their favour. Look at the news, they are already trying to change governing structures at the municipal level and that is just laying the ground work for the communist state that the ANC has always wanted.
It happens all over Africa
What a minute.....he went to Cape Town.....Cape Town is sadly not the total and true reflection of South Africa. Western Cape is THE BEST run province in South Africa. I would have like to hear his take on the Free State, Limpopo, Gauteng, and the rest of the provinces!!! We all know Cape Town is ok. It's the rest of the country that has the potential of bringing Cape Town to its level if something isnt done about it.
Richard, please remember there is more to SA than Cape Town. As long as the ANC rule this country is a lost cause.
Yes, one would think that our government would seek out best practices from around the world but unfortunately, they seem to think that they can reinvent the wheel (the African way) and have tried many times on different things (education, for example). The only trouble is, every time they try and reinvent the wheel, the damn thing turns out square!
I saw quest on the plane 5 years ago. It is funny because I grew up in quest road milnerton
Wow! Good family friends lived in Quest Rd Milnerton years ago! ☺️
Rosatom, the Russian state energy company is supplying nuclear energy in Africa, Asia and Europe on a partnership basis where they take a share of the revenue. Why aren’t we dealing with them?
Hoping for some love from Richard
Of course the position in South Africa is hopeless. Redemption and recovery can only be achieved if and when the ANC government is removed.
Even if we leap frog ; if ANC stays or god help all EFF get into power , an intergrated hopeful SA goes down the drain, what then???? .leap frog dead. Kisses goodbye ???
Great interview; Richard has hit the nail on the head, South Africans will have to vote with their brains and not their heart; political maturity is not a word I would use to describe the South African electorate? Let's see what happens, Put back from the Abyss or straight over the edge if the EFF share power with the ANC.
After reading the comments, it's just so appalling 2 see how much people has to say & yet they cant see the picture. People need to wake up & really understand what is going on, not only in SA, but globally. There is an agenda & the ANC in SA is just the vehicle being used to achieve this agenda. Whatever they do on the side, that's not important as long as they achieve the end goal. Who suffers? Everybody in this country not on the ANC bandwagon. It can be stopped if SAs can unity, but that is another issue. We r so docile & accept anything, we r so disunified, that unity is a pipe dream. The 🌈 nation with gaps between the colors
No logical ticking in this chaotic place