Opinion Paper

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

Gideon J. Wentink
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies | Vol 15, No 1 | a1492 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v15i1.1492 | © 2023 Gideon J. Wentink | This work is licensed under Other
Submitted: 23 February 2023 | Published: 18 October 2023

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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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Keywords

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

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