April update

 Both Mick Davis of Xstrata and Cynthia Carrol of Anglo have now issued statements that there can be no further expansuion of mining in South Africa unless the authorities take action to increase te supply of electricty.
Anglo has taken the additional steps of looking into the possibility of setting up their own power station to add at least another 30 % to the amount of electricty they already  have at their disposal.
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Today 9/4/2010 Escom got its 4 billion loan from the world bank to build its coal electricty generating powerstation.There were many reservations but as its going to be a cleaner burning power station along the lines of those at presently being erected in America,those opposing on those grounds really have not got a case.