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According to the Cape Times today, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa says she "wants what is best for South Africa without damaging water resources" and she has "Gazetted" that Fracking be put on South Africa's political agenda. I pray that she means this. If I heard the DOE or any other department saying this I wouldn't believe it. I would think that they want what is best for the mining or energy industry. But if Minister Molewa says that she, as the Minister in charge of Protecting the Environment, wants what is best for South Africa, and if she wants to be "objective" then I suppose we should believe her. I'm just a bit shocked that she is the one who has notified the public of what has been Gazetted, although on the other hand, I guess if she tells us, then we should believe we are in good hands! It is interesting that there is another article in the same newspaper which says that South African legislation i...

Dear Ms Nyamza Thank you for asking for comment from the public on this very important topic. Although we have many ideas for changes regarding renewable energy adoption, we believe that one of the most urgent ones is the setting up of a National Grid Company enabling a "willing buyer - willing seller" or "retail wheeling" arrangement. This is outlined in the attached document. Kind Regards David Lipschitz BSc (Hons) MBA Chairperson and Cofounder: Free Life On Earth The attachment: Retail Wheeling in South Africa Written by David Lipschitz, 3rd November 2009 In preparation for the Public Hearings on the Political, Economic, Legal, Gender and Social Impacts of Climate Change, 17th to 18th November 2009 in the South African Parliament1 Objectives: (i)A new National Grid Company which owns and operates South Africa's electricity grid infrastructure; (ii)Private electricity producers which directly sell electricity to private elec...