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Letters to the editor
Along with many others, BizNews community member John Stegmann was aware that SA’s railways were crumbling, but not to the extent David Williams outlined.
“What about the increase of renewable energy in the grid mix and the fact that diesel cars relative tailpipe emissions won’t fall over time?”
After 17 years of working for oil companies, I can tell you that they go to great lengths to avoid any form of pollution, writes Paul Naish.
“[People] don’t realise that geology allows the oil industry to locate earth’s resources. Geologists normally go into the field because they love nature.”
Interestingly, community members who, despite being genuine environmentalists, point out the hype around the Shell seismic survey is irrational and insubstantially emotional.
Losing to England is the best thing that could have happened to the Boks. That may sound sacrilegious, but losing by one point on Saturday was a blessing in disguise.
One of Dr Nicholas Crisp’s arguments in favour of NHI is that South Africa’s private sector is to blame for much of the country’s wasted healthcare spend.
While the author of this poem is anonymous, the heartbreak felt by him or her over leaving South Africa is clearly identifiable.
BizNews community member Simon Porteous sent this letter to President Ramaphosa. Not surprisingly, no response was received.
From huge debt and declining market share to the cancer of massive cable theft, Transnet is a serious threat to the economic recovery of our country.