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THE PRESIDENCY: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Private Bag X1000, Pretoria, 0001
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 199
DATE PUBLISHED: 28 May 2010
DATE SUBMITTED: 17 August 2010
199. Mr T D Harris (DA-WC) to ask the Deputy President:
Whether, in light of the request by Eskom that South Africans may have
to be prepared to turn-off everything except âone TV and one lightâ
during the 2010 Fifa World Cup Soccer tournament, he will reconsider
the commitment he made in the National Council of Provinces on 26
March 2010 that, âI think we can definitely give that guarantee that
there will be no blackouts, unless, of course, a major national
disaster happensâ, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant
details?
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REPLY
Honourable Harris, I maintained that on the basis of information presented
by the Energy Department, there would be no blackouts during the period of
the World Cup unless a major national disaster happened. This did not
preclude some interruptions due to regular maintenance or other repairs.