Reply #21: Well, I read an article in a SA online newpaper -

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that the management at Eskom will go down as an example of one of the worst.

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=334909&a... /

"When business schools look for case material in object lessons on how not to run an enterprise, Eskom has no peer and no precedent in South Africa. Its January wipeout where it shut down the mines and hobbled the country's growth prospects, is breathtaking in both its scale and impact."

Yes, I am also aware that they did not predict the expansion of energy needs - but, I am also aware of stories about untrained people put into jobs. But, don't get me wrong, I agree that they should be put there - because there is no faster way to learn - but some of the consequences may not always be positive. But they will always be better than doing nothing at all.

Here is a list of articles about Eskom:

http://www.mg.co.za/search/Search2007.aspx?keywords=esk...