It is matter of great concern that it is workers and the poor that are in the recieving end of all of this. Eskom should have hiked the electrcity price for businesses only because its large firms that consume alot of electricity in our country.Big businesses can afford to pay for the electricity hike not the poor.
In the midst of the economic meltdown, where workers are retrenched, which leads to poverty and for those that remain with jobs their salaries are not increased while company executives get huge bonuses (including those of Eskom) this hike is unacceptable. Petrol prices increases and the cost of living incrases and then this bomshell by Eskom. It is just beyond understanding that Eskom could crucify the poor in this regard. The workers and the poor, led by the SACP and COSATU ought to lead the campaign against this onsaulght against the poor who cannot even afford living under such harsh conditions in our country. ________________________________ From: Chief Perino <[email protected]> To: YCLSA Discussion Forum <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:52:08 AM Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] 34% ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKE... Dear cadres, I am deeply perturbed by the announcement made regarding the increase of electricity by 34%. This is unacceptable and it should not be allowed! Cadres, we don't come from the same families and not all of us can afford to pay at such high standards. We cannot allow these lumpens to drain us of our hard earned cash. I for one will not sponsor fat cats of Eskom and NERSA with my cash, for them to lead expensive lives. Why is electricity going up? If the price goes up, we will take drastic action against Eskom and NERSA. That particular action will not involve courts as we cannot afford lawyers but it will make Eskom's substations to go up in flames. We were just recovering from their price increase not so long ago but we cannot again let the next increase take effect. I am deeply dissapointed that our leaders in the struggle have failed to raise such issues recently. People are more interested in petty issues such as the succession debate which should not even be discussed or made an agenda at this juncture! Cadres which have been in the forefront such as Gwede and company are turning a blind eye to this disaster which is about to hit us unaware. Where is our radical and outspoken youth league president julius malema on this issue? It is times like these when we remember cadres of the likes of Joe slove, Chris hani, Peter mokaba and the list is endless. Cadres who would not allow such daylight robbery of the poor in this country. Cadres, i know all this money is going to...this money is going to finance these fat cats' performance bonuses at the end of the year. Going on the words of the hero, che guevera who once said, "The guerrilla is supported by the peasant and worker masses of the region and of the whole territory in which it acts. Without these prerequisites, guerrilla warfare is not possible". I now ask everyone to join us in this fight and say "NO TO ELECTRICITY PRICE INCREASE BY 34% OR ANY OTHER PERCENT!". --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
