Eish! mathata.
You know sometimes I used see most people who claim to know much about their duties making mistakes by not following a right procedure.
Taxi drivers sometimes say people know how we are driving and violate laws which causes accidents at the end Report Abuse
They had allegedly entered an electrical sub-station without taking protective measures. This resulted in an explosion that burnt them.
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Idiots. Assistant director nogal. Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
TLekota
Ooooppps do they have right qualifications. If not fire the mayor and municipal manager. The MFMA requires the municipal manager to disclose the performance agreements of senior executives as well as the IDP to the council at the beginning of each financial year. Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
Floccino
Sorry you should have studied well at university if you ever went to any. Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
MGEEZ
According to the municipality the two were supposed to use a remote control to switch the power on. But when they discovered its batteries had gone flat they decided to do it manually, which resulted in the explosion.
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I rest my case!!!! Rules are there to be followed and not to be broken!!! I bet these were ANC cadres, only they would have acted like this, because they love shortcuts so much!!! Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
SebolaNtimetseAdikateMoketla
@Sowetan
"Municipality's electrical unit head electrocuted"
and then,
"Freddy Nkanyane, the municipality's assistant director in the electrical unit, died from second degree burns"
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The Assistant Director, but he didn't know that electricity can kill. Obviously just the right cadre for the job. Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
Voetzek
This clearly shows that our government is failing, how can a director of the municipality fail to know ABC's of the department. you see fikile mbalula will be minister of health next year and malema will be minister of education. you dont need to submit a CV period Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
Lehido
Ai< Sepedi sere "Moipolai ga a llelwe" Report Abuse
Wait a second, somebody's brother, father, child has passed on and the Mayor has the audacity to hang up the phone instate of explaining that she has no further details and the spin doctor, cause the aint no lies he can furnish us, decide not to answer the phone, i smell the rat, wait a minute i am telling you Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
They had allegedly entered an electrical sub-station without taking protective measures. This resulted in an explosion that burnt them.
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I wonder how he was appointed to be a municipal head (nogal for an electrical unit) if he does not know the ABC of electricity..............
Wish this could happen in a bunker at .......ville whilst the owner is seeking refuge (from his imaginary war)
Were they political deployments or what? Sowetan must investigate. If so, then I'm not surprised.... Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
yusuf1234
pathetic fools
Somebody lost his life and you puting stupit commets nogal.....ag you guys neh..its an accident ok dont insult the dead plz...idiots...did you guys graduate like some of us...
Common sense Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
mborododo
i see we rush to comment without having any concrete facts on what we are talking about.we all once in a while skip procedures wherever we work and get away with it unfortunately high voltage does not give you a second chance.before you think of correcting me im talking from experience and yes switching on a high voltage circuit breaker manually just because the batteries were low was a very very bad idea.but without asking bout the qualifications of the guys involved we should look at the municipality's substation maintenance standards because from what i have experienced you could go for a disciplinary hearing if the substation batteries are not checked and maintained once every week.no way no way at all should a substation operate with low batteries thats neglect and poor maintanance for you. Report Abuse
Nov 14, 2012
mborododo
TDK
Why manual restoration of power can be so fatal? Please explain.
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tdk im sure yo stove has tripped before at yo house and u reseted the circuit breaker in yo distrubition box in the kitchen.when you switch on that breaker and yo stove plates were on already u see a small spark sometimes when u switch on right.yo stove uses only 220 volts .now just imagine in a substaion u are switching on a 11000 volt circuit breaker on load what kind of 'small spark' do u get.usually the procedure of switching on these big circuit breakers is u have a remote plug in terminal with a length of cable 10 or more metres long so u plug it in move away from the breaker and switch it on, if it blows u wont be around to dance u would be 10 metres away and safe.now manual is u are switching on the breaker right there in front of it the same way u switch yo stove circuit breaker in yo box in the kitchen.thats waaaaaay too close for comfort.i have seen a circuit breaker blow before and no u really dont wanna know Report Abuse
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Mosquer
Eish! mathata.You know sometimes I used see most people who claim to know much about their duties making mistakes by not following a right procedure.
Taxi drivers sometimes say people know how we are driving and violate laws which causes accidents at the end
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ntshware-ke-yawa
mission gone wrong.Report Abuse
Shredder
They had allegedly entered an electrical sub-station without taking protective measures. This resulted in an explosion that burnt them.===========================================================================
Idiots. Assistant director nogal.
Report Abuse
TLekota
Ooooppps do they have right qualifications. If not fire the mayor and municipal manager. The MFMA requires the municipal manager to disclose the performance agreements of senior executives as well as the IDP to the council at the beginning of each financial year.Report Abuse
Floccino
Sorry you should have studied well at university if you ever went to any.Report Abuse
MGEEZ
According to the municipality the two were supposed to use a remote control to switch the power on. But when they discovered its batteries had gone flat they decided to do it manually, which resulted in the explosion.===============================================================================
I rest my case!!!! Rules are there to be followed and not to be broken!!! I bet these were ANC cadres, only they would have acted like this, because they love shortcuts so much!!!
Report Abuse
SebolaNtimetseAdikateMoketla
@Sowetan"Municipality's electrical unit head electrocuted"
and then,
"Freddy Nkanyane, the municipality's assistant director in the electrical unit, died from second degree burns"
..............
..............
The unit head is the director-
you blow things out of proportion
make fancy, incorrect statements to sell a paper
this marketing style is very corrupt
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MommaC
Shockingly ironic.Report Abuse
ISIDINDI
Eish...Report Abuse
KatakataEmaotoAditshepe
He was drunken may be since Limpopans and blacklable are buddies.Report Abuse
maditaba
Was he a qualified electrician?Report Abuse
RobinX
The Assistant Director, but he didn't know that electricity can kill. Obviously just the right cadre for the job.Report Abuse
Voetzek
This clearly shows that our government is failing, how can a director of the municipality fail to know ABC's of the department. you see fikile mbalula will be minister of health next year and malema will be minister of education. you dont need to submit a CV periodReport Abuse
Lehido
Ai< Sepedi sere "Moipolai ga a llelwe"Report Abuse
Missjoy
Malome Freddy orobale kakgotsoReport Abuse
TDK
Why manual restoration of power can be so fatal? Please explain.Report Abuse
KATTIE
maybe they been doing it like that for a long time now they think they are the skhokhos of igezi! #pure ignoranceReport Abuse
CharlesTaylor
Very bad, I wonder how much pain he had before dying. I was once shocked by electricity and IT IS SCARY PAINFUL!!!Short cuts are very risky.
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antie
Slim vang sy baas.Report Abuse
RobinX
Stupid skaap word braaivleis.Report Abuse
tman992000
Wait a second, somebody's brother, father, child has passed on and the Mayor has the audacity to hang up the phone instate of explaining that she has no further details and the spin doctor, cause the aint no lies he can furnish us, decide not to answer the phone, i smell the rat, wait a minute i am telling youReport Abuse
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
They had allegedly entered an electrical sub-station without taking protective measures. This resulted in an explosion that burnt them.********************************************************************************
I wonder how he was appointed to be a municipal head (nogal for an electrical unit) if he does not know the ABC of electricity..............
Wish this could happen in a bunker at .......ville whilst the owner is seeking refuge (from his imaginary war)
Report Abuse
Mawiki
Were they political deployments or what? Sowetan must investigate. If so, then I'm not surprised....Report Abuse
yusuf1234
pathetic foolsSomebody lost his life and you puting stupit commets nogal.....ag you guys neh..its an accident ok dont insult the dead plz...idiots...did you guys graduate like some of us...
Common sense
Report Abuse
mborododo
i see we rush to comment without having any concrete facts on what we are talking about.we all once in a while skip procedures wherever we work and get away with it unfortunately high voltage does not give you a second chance.before you think of correcting me im talking from experience and yes switching on a high voltage circuit breaker manually just because the batteries were low was a very very bad idea.but without asking bout the qualifications of the guys involved we should look at the municipality's substation maintenance standards because from what i have experienced you could go for a disciplinary hearing if the substation batteries are not checked and maintained once every week.no way no way at all should a substation operate with low batteries thats neglect and poor maintanance for you.Report Abuse
mborododo
TDKWhy manual restoration of power can be so fatal? Please explain.
Report Abuse
tdk im sure yo stove has tripped before at yo house and u reseted the circuit breaker in yo distrubition box in the kitchen.when you switch on that breaker and yo stove plates were on already u see a small spark sometimes when u switch on right.yo stove uses only 220 volts .now just imagine in a substaion u are switching on a 11000 volt circuit breaker on load what kind of 'small spark' do u get.usually the procedure of switching on these big circuit breakers is u have a remote plug in terminal with a length of cable 10 or more metres long so u plug it in move away from the breaker and switch it on, if it blows u wont be around to dance u would be 10 metres away and safe.now manual is u are switching on the breaker right there in front of it the same way u switch yo stove circuit breaker in yo box in the kitchen.thats waaaaaay too close for comfort.i have seen a circuit breaker blow before and no u really dont wanna know
Report Abuse
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