A disaster of politics: The energy supply crisis in South Africa

Gideon J. Wentink

doi:10.4102/jamba.v15i1.1492

Opinion Paper

A disaster of politics: The energy supply crisis in South Africa

Gideon J. Wentink

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Gideon J. Wentink, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

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disaster; South Africa; state of disaster; declaration of disaster; energy supply crisis; politics

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