Talk:South Africa

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Hi all.

I have added some info on how I think SA was a theocracy, which helps make it more relevant for RW Tuscarora 06:05, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Have you got anything to back that notion up with? Peter mqzp 07:47, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Somebody who isn't on a phone can remove that "info" - the ruling National Party was styled along Christian Nationalist principles, but the country was certainly never a theory. PsyGremlinSpeak! 10:48, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I have edited my last contribution, and removed all claims about SA being a theocracy. I have also added citations (which appear rather thin on the ground in the portions of the article not written by me). The focus of my contribution revolves around the relationship between the Dutch Reformed Church and apartheid, which I think makes it relevant to the average RW reader. I corrected some grammatical/spelling issues in other places tooTuscarora 03:28, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Struggling to keep the lights on[edit]

So, basically, Eskom (SA's power company) is thoroughly corrupt, incompetent, and has regularly scheduled blackouts to the point where literally 1/6th the country is without power at any given point in time, and during extreme times this can get to 50-60%. I'm just wondering how much we can add to the SA article about this, especially since SA seems to be on a death spiral as a result of this; less electricity means limited economy, limited economy means less ability to repair/upgrade/expand power plants, inability to repair means even less electricity, and it's turtles all the way down... CorruptUser 20:42, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Yeah I’ve been wanting to do an expansion here since I saw a video a few weeks ago about this and the ANC's incurable corruption problems. Pizza SLICE.gifChef Moosolini’s Ristorante ItalianoMake a Reservation 21:28, 15 November 2023 (UTC)