Once the industrial base and growth had recovered, we can do the fancy nuclear to which we can then contribute far more value, and can hopefully afford. Yes, nuclear is beautiful, safe, clean and essential. I also want a Bentley Continental. I will drive my 1400 until I can afford better. The country should be run like a household.

A large part of our current problems in electricity cost was created by Eskom's wasteful behaviour in both coal supply contracts and in the construction of the new coal plants (They are as expensive as similar sized nuclear plants - R 500bn - 9.6GW). Eskom also has probably the highest average worker income of any company in SA, and a growing labour force, in spite of falling demand. 

We used to be the ferrochrome capital of the world. Escom paid the then Xtrata and other firms to shut down 80% of the smelters. China now imports our ore and sends the finished product back to us. You really want to give them a blank cheque?

Had to get that off my chest.