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Comment on Teraco to build gigantic Free State solar farm by Saleem

Saleem — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:26:12 +0000

In reply to Chris. Fully agree

Comment on Prime’s collapse a cautionary tale of social media hype by Toothy

Toothy — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:24:36 +0000

Have only ever had one. It was the still version. I see the 300ml carbonated one is still waaaay too expensive. Would rather get the large Red Bull.

Comment on Wireless charging for EVs is inching closer to reality by Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:06:00 +0000

Oh great solving a problem I dont have, lol

Comment on National treasury gets tough on Eskom by Marcan

Marcan — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:05:56 +0000

All those parasitals, SOEs are bottomless pits. Should be closed down privatized, sold or whatever.
In the meantime 5 of the 6 units at Kendall coal fired power station went down over night, at one go.
Stage 4 LS.
MK sabotage ?
The ones behind the July 2021 riots and looting.
Eskom generation must be put to rest, euthanasied once and for all.
Seriti Resources, one of SA’s largest coal mines, a black owned company, is building SA’s largest wind farm to supply the mine with electricity.
Thebe Investments, for about 60% owned by Chancellors House, the investment arm of the ANC, has a 24% share in Seriti.

Comment on Teraco to build gigantic Free State solar farm by Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:04:50 +0000

Jsut make sure you have enough security around the plant!!

Comment on Spar still taking pain from botched SAP project by Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:03:44 +0000

I just shake my head at any modern company using 30 year old software thats been “updated” and patched over the years. SQL Oracle etc, have been with us for 30 plus years as well and they have been updated and patched many times, but SAP is still stuck in the dark ages when it comes to software. No wonder Spar is suffering!
SAP is truely the worst software I’ve had the mispleasure to deal with in my 34 years in IT

Comment on The programming skills South Africa needs right now by Chris

Chris — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:01:10 +0000

Overall I can say that they dont pay developer enough in SA. In USA or Aus I can earn double what I earn here and even here Im on the high end of the salary scale. Salary in SA for IT people are a joke

Comment on Gungubele given bloody nose in Sita board mess by Izz Thatso

Izz Thatso — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:30:48 +0000

A classic case of cadre deployment. A Ramapinocchio sycophant.

Was a mere enrolled nurse in his past life.

Comment on Worries SA could help kill global deal on tax-free e-commerce by Charles Butcher

Charles Butcher — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:22:34 +0000

This would suite the thieving anc governmunt as they who lack managemunt skills, but are skilled at thievery, are scrapping the barrel for revenue to fill their pockets before departure as they can read the writing on the wall, they are doomed

Comment on Lesufi promise to end to e-tolls met with scepticism by navisos

navisos — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:36:12 +0000

Every party and government institution makes promises, which simply cannot be implemented without huge costs to come from some mysterious source. Besides, there are many influential people (politicians),whose personal interest lies in supporting the presently used inefficient systems.

Comment on Europe’s car industry is in trouble by navisos

navisos — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:31:16 +0000

In reply to Tad Tired. I agree. Nowadays politicians get into everything, ignoring technical and biological realities. Politicians are only motivated by money, but stupid decisions will have to be fixed by even more money. Setting a wholly arbitrary decision for terminating gasoline-powered cars but wholly neglecting the associated problems and ignoring the real problems of electric cars is of the same caliber, as recommending the eating of worms and crickets to "save the planet" from carbon emissions. Also ignoring that using electric energy to charge electric cars requires huge electric plants, yet future energy supply planners predict many smaller local power plants rather than a few giants. Hydrogen-based cars would make a lot more sense, but sense is not "sexy enough" for some reason.

Comment on Wireless charging for EVs is inching closer to reality by navisos

navisos — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:16:08 +0000

This whole idea of rushing into electric cars is misdirected. The real revolutionary and really effective car drive system is hydrogen-based, so why is it not pursued?

Comment on Prime’s collapse a cautionary tale of social media hype by navisos

navisos — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:19 +0000

It is appalling that so many stupid people buy things just to appear trendy.

Comment on DStv prices hiked for 2024 – all the details by Marcan

Marcan — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:12:26 +0000

M Net Go works on DTT. What channels do you get and at what price ?
Is is worth it ?

Comment on How data centres are battling South Africa’s energy crisis by Chris

Chris — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 04:32:08 +0000

If you want something done, then you do it without the ANC and their BEE policies! Just look at a little town called Orania for inspiration how how things can be done without them

Comment on Europe’s car industry is in trouble by Tad Tired

Tad Tired — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 02:15:35 +0000

Much of the market mayhem comes from politicians driving industry strategies (rather than listening to the industry experts and the market, and creating an environment for industry to thrive), and everyone listening to the doomsayer ESG zealots, who have created untold economic turmoil, that could take decades to repair.

Comment on Nigeria currency crisis fuelling a corporate exodus by Tad Tired

Tad Tired — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:55:20 +0000

It’s not just Nigeria and dollar shortages, that are creating the exodus. Most African nations have shut their doors to foreign companies, with policies that make it very unattractive to invest. There is an African “nationalism” around, where they believe, and are told by woke organisations like the “Blair institute”, the UN, and left wing western politicians, that Africa can do everything on it’s own, and unfortunately, it is not going to end well.

Comment on Hydrogen-powered BMWs hit South Africa’s roads by Bemused Bewildered

Bemused Bewildered — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:30:48 +0000

Utterly pointless. The amount of renewable electricity required to produce the green hydrogen could be put to far better use. Same applies to E-fuels.

Comment on DStv prices hiked for 2024 – all the details by B Jones

B Jones — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:30:33 +0000

What about the price increase for Multichoice M-Net GO?
This always goes up by a much larger percentage each year!!

Comment on Hydrogen-powered BMWs hit South Africa’s roads by Taf1felix

Taf1felix — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 21:40:13 +0000

True now yes, same like there’s not enough public chargers for electrical cars. Hydrogen can use similar road networks like petrol or diesel to distribute or generating at the station… Transportation in liquid ammonia has been touted as a solution also… New research from south africa has shown feasibility of membrane less electrolysis…. While in California in 2020… The Toyota Mirai were driving around showing there can be BEVs and other tech rolling side by side…. Hydrogen is the only viable alternative for trucks as batteries just don’t make sense at that scale