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I have lit a number of candles for Eskom tonight. May they rest in peace. The perpetrators of this crime are sitting in obscene luxury and could, frankly, not care a damn. Not about South Africa, not about the people and the poor. The politicians who are “pleading and fighting for the poor” are feeding off the fat of the land – no sharing there! Angry taxpayer

What’s the difference between the Cape Town and Grahamstown municipalities? One is run by the DA which did something to solve their water problems, the other is run by the ANC which did nothing. Per Ardua

I find it very strange Lekota would accuse Ramaphosa of something that happened 45 years ago! Did he not in all that time think of having it out with Ramaphosa? Milton

Don’t worry about the tax revolt, If the grid blacks out, Eskom will have done it all on their own. Don

The intended layoff of 6 000 miners by Sibanye can be laid directly at the door of the unions, especially Amcu. When will the workers learn? Graham

The calibre of Ben Trovato’s humorous articles is absolutely refreshing in this day and age. JW

Boereseun, with the onset of load shedding, your beautiful country is no longer on life support. It is awaiting a fitting obituary from your pen instead, boet! Robin Parry

Eskom doesn’t need to look for international experts, we have many here. They were all put on pension. Look past age and many problems could be solved by the people who built the state-owned companies. Lynn

Why must Eskom bring technicians from abroad to tell them what’s wrong at the power stations? It’s common sense. Do maintenance and reduce wages. Giorgos

A small prediction. Solar panel and generator sales will rocket – again! Tom L

Congratulations to both Brian Sokutu and Kekeletso Nakeli-Dhliwayo on their excellent columns last Thursday, and of course the brilliant Siwela. No wonder I so look forward to my copy of The Citizen each morning. Imelda

The letter I wrote to The Citizen underlines exactly what Kekeletso says in her column about stopping abuse of social grants. Bee