JONNY STEINBERG: Bad custodians of the law lead us on to the Rhodes to perdition
Eskom-like sabotage 147 years ago laid the foundations of our imperialism ravaged SA
27 January 2023 - 05:00
Industrial sabotage is in the air: Eskom machinery being deliberately broken so that those with repair contracts can fix them; high-grade coal being swapped for low-grade coal and resold.
I have another sabotage story to tell, courtesy of the historian Robert Vicat Turrell. It comes from 147 years ago, but is no less relevant...
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