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English

I, as a South African citizen, fully support Rural's endeavours to reduce load shedding on a responsible basis through newly generated solar electricity.

Communities and neighbours must be allowed to help themselves and each other. Self-generation of electricity must be recognised as a means to mitigate the impact of load shedding and the crippling effects it has, especially where there is no risk to the National Electricity Grid, like in the instance of Frankfort.

Frankfort has already demonstrated one such responsible solution (voiding) that can assist Eskom and communities if replicated elsewhere in the country by others. Wider community participation improves the economies of scale and ensures the inclusivity of all community members. It is now of utmost importance that the Government supports communities and the private sector to assist Eskom.

• We need electricity and we need it now.
• A solution “Voiding” has been demonstrated in Frankfort that can provide relief within months to participating communities.
• All new additional community-generated electricity must be applied to reduce load shedding in the communities where such new generation is deployed. Teamwork.

This approach is (i) a rational and affordable ethical first step in reducing load shedding, (ii) it is do-able (iii) doesn't cost the Government / tax payer’s any money, iv) it provides Eskom with a breathing space in the day to recharge (save Eskom!) and (v) to the benefit of participating communities, Eskom and Government as a whole.

Government and organs of state must act in the best interests of the citizens. Government officials in key decision making positions must realize that they are custodians of public assets and they are responsible for the protection of the citizens of South Africa.

Note: By completing this petition you authorize Rural Free State to store your personal information in terms of the POPI Act. 

 

Afrikaans

Ek, as ‘n Suid Afrikaanse burger, ondersteun ten volle Rural se pogings om beurtkrag te verminder deur die gebruik van nuwe sonkrag opgewekte elektriese krag (Solar PV).

Gemeenskappe en bure moet toegelaat word om hulself en mekaar te help. Die self-opwekking van elektrisiteit moet erken word as ‘n manier om die verlammende impak van beurtkrag te versag, veral waar dit geen risiko inhou vir die Nasionale Elektrisiteitsnetwerk nie, soos in die geval van Frankfort.

Frankfort het reeds een so ‘n moontlike verantwoordelike oplossing (voiding) gedemonstreer, waardeur Eskom en gemeenskappe kan baat vind, as dit oral in die land gedupliseer word. Wyer gemeenskapsdeelname verbeter die skaalvoordele en verseker dat alle gemeenskapslede ingesluit word. Dit is nou van die uiterste belang dat die regering gemeenskappe en die privaatsektor ondersteun om Eskom te help.

• Ons benodig addisionele elektrisiteitskapasiteit nou.
• ‘n Oplossing (Voiding) is reeds gedemonstreer in Frankfort en kan verligting bied binne die bestek van maande aan deelnemende gemeenskappe.
• Alle nuwe addisionele opwekking moet aangewend word om die impak van beurtkrag te verminder waar sulke opwekking geïnstalleer is. Spanwerk.

Hierdie benadering is (i) ‘n rasionele, bekostigbare en etiese eerste stap in die vermindering van beurtkrag, (ii) dit is doenbaar, (iii) dit kos die regering/ belastingbetaler niks, (iv) dit gee Eskom geleentheid om gedurende die dag sy hulpbronne aan te vul (red Eskom) en (v) dit is tot die voordeel van deelnemende gemeenskappe, Eskom en die Regering as ‘n geheel.

Die regering en staatsorgane moet nou optree in die beste belang van landsburgers. Regeringsamptenare in sleutelposisies moet verstaan dat as bewaarders van staatsbates, hulle verantwoordelik is om staatsburgers te beskerm.

Let op: Deur hierdie petisie te voltooi, magtig jy Rural Vrystaat om jou persoonlike inligting ingevolge die POPI-wet te stoor.

 

Sesotho

Nna, jwalo ka moahi wa Aforika Borwa, ke tshehetsa ka botlalo boikitlaetso ba Dibaka tsa Mahae ba ho fokotsa ho kgaoha ha motlakase ka tsela e nang le boikarabelo ka motlakase wa letsatsi o sa tswa hlahiswa.

Sechaba le baahisani ba tlameha ho dumellwa ho ithusa le ho thusana. Ho phehlwa ha motlakase ho tlameha ho hlokomelwa e le mokgwa wa ho fokotsa tšusumetso ya kgaello ya motlakase le ditlamorao tse holofatsang tseo e nang le tsona, haholo-holo moo ho se nang kotsi ho Grid ya Naha ya Motlakase, jwalo ka mohlala wa Frankfort.

Frankfort e se e bontshitse tharollo e le ngwe e nang le boikarabelo (ho hlakola) e ka thusang Eskom le sechaba haeba e ka etswa dibakeng tse ding ka hara naha. Ho nka karolo ha sechaba ka bophara ho ntlafatsa maemo a moruo le ho netefatsa kenyeletso ya ditho tsohle tsa sechaba. Hona jwale ho bohlokwa haholo hore Mmuso o tshehetse baahi le makala a poraefete ho thusa Eskom.

• Re hloka motlakase mme re o hloka hona jwale.
• Tharollo "Voiding" e bontšhitswe Frankfort e ka fanang ka diphallelo ka mora dikgwedi ho sechaba se kopanelang.
• Motlakase o mocha wa tlatsetso o fehlwang ke sechaba o tlameha ho sebediswa ho fokotsa kgaello ya motlakase metseng eo moloko o mocha o sebediswang teng. Tšhebedisano mmoho.

Mokgwa ona ke (i) mohato wa pele o utlwahalang le o ka rekwang wa ho fokotsa kgatello ya motlakase, (ii) wa kgonahala (iii) ha o je chelete ya Mmuso / ya molefi wa lekgetho, iv) o fa Eskom sebaka sa ho hema. letsatsing la ho nchafatsa (ho boloka Eskom!) le (v) molemong wa sechaba se nkang karolo, Eskom le Mmuso ka kakaretso.

Puso le makala a mmuso a tlameha ho sebetsa molemong wa baahi. Bahlanka ba mmuso ba maemong a bohlokwa a ho etsa diqeto ba tlameha ho elellwa hore ke bona bahlokomedi ba thepa ya setjhaba mme ba na le boikarabelo ba ho sireletsa baahi ba Afrika Borwa.

Ela hloko: Ka ho tlatsa boipiletso bona, o dumella Rural Free State ho boloka tlhahisoleseding ya hao ho ya ka Molao wa POPI.

 

Zulu

Mina, njengesakhamuzi saseNingizimu Afrika, ngiyeseka ngokugcwele imizamo yabasemakhaya yokunciphisa ukucishwa kukagesi ngendlela efanele ngogesi welanga osanda kukhiqizwa.

Uluntu kunye nabamelwane kufuneka bavunyelwe ukuba bazincede kwaye bancede omnye nomnye. Ukuzivelisela umbane ngokwakho kufuneka kuthathelwe ingqalelo njengendlela yokunciphisa impembelelo yokucinywa kombane kunye neziphumo zokukhubazeka okunazo, ngakumbi apho kungekho mngcipheko kwiGridi yoMbane yeSizwe, njengakwimeko yaseFrankfort.

I-Frankfort isivele isikhombisile isisombululo esisodwa esinjalo (ukuvala) esingasiza u-Eskom kanye nemiphakathi uma iphindaphindwa kwenye indawo ezweni ngabanye. Ukuhlanganyela okubanzi komphakathi kuthuthukisa umnotho wesilinganiso futhi kuqinisekisa ukubandakanywa kwawo wonke amalungu omphakathi. Manje kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi uHulumeni aseke imiphakathi kanye nezinkampani ezizimele ukusiza u-Eskom.

• Sidinga ugesi futhi siyawudinga manje.
• Isixazululo esithi "Voiding" sibonisiwe eFrankfort esinganikeza usizo phakathi nezinyanga emiphakathini ebambe iqhaza.
• Wonke ugesi omusha okhiqizwe wumphakathi kumele usetshenziswe ukuze kuncishiswe ukucishwa kukagesi emiphakathini lapho kutshalwe khona ugesi omusha.

Le ndlela (i) iyisinyathelo sokuqala esiphusile futhi esithengekayo sokunciphisa ukucisha kukagesi, (ii) iyakwazi (iii) ayibizi noma iyiphi imali yokukhokha intela kuHulumeni / yomkhokhintela, iv) ihlinzeka u-Eskom ngendawo yokuphefumula. ngosuku lokushajwa kabusha (konga u-Eskom!) kanye (v) ukuze kuzuze imiphakathi ebambe iqhaza, u-Eskom kanye noHulumeni wonkana.

Uhulumeni nezinhlaka zombuso kufanele zenze izinto ngendlela ezuzisa izakhamizi. Izikhulu zikahulumeni ezisezikhundleni ezibalulekile zokuthatha izinqumo kufanele zibone ukuthi zingabagcini bempahla yomphakathi futhi zinesibopho sokuvikela izakhamizi zaseNingizimu Afrika.

Qaphela: Ngokugcwalisa lesi sicelo ugunyaza i-Rural Free State ukuthi igcine ulwazi lwakho lomuntu siqu ngokoMthetho we-POPI.

 

Xhosa

Mna, njengommi waseMzantsi Afrika, ndizixhasa ngokupheleleyo iinzame zaseMaphandleni zokunciphisa ukucinywa kombane ngokufanelekileyo ngombane welanga osanda kuveliswa.

Uluntu kunye nabamelwane kufuneka bavunyelwe ukuba bazincede kwaye bancede omnye nomnye. Ukuzivelisela umbane ngokwakho kufuneka kuthathelwe ingqalelo njengendlela yokunciphisa impembelelo yokucinywa kombane kunye neziphumo zokukhubazeka okunazo, ngakumbi apho kungekho mngcipheko kwiGridi yoMbane yeSizwe, njengakwimeko yaseFrankfort.

I-Frankfort isivele isikhombisile isisombululo esisodwa esinjalo (ukuvala) esingasiza u-Eskom kanye nemiphakathi uma iphindaphindwa kwenye indawo ezweni ngabanye. Ukuhlanganyela okubanzi komphakathi kuthuthukisa umnotho wesilinganiso futhi kuqinisekisa ukubandakanywa kwawo wonke amalungu omphakathi. Manje kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi uHulumeni aseke imiphakathi kanye nezinkampani ezizimele ukusiza u-Eskom.

• Sifuna umbane kwaye siyawufuna ngoku.
• Isisombululo esithi "Voiding" sibonakaliswe eFrankfort esinokubonelela ngoncedo kwiinyanga ezithatha inxaxheba kuluntu.
• Wonke umbane omtsha owongezelelweyo owenziwe ngabahlali kufuneka usetyenziswe ukunciphisa ukucinywa kombane kwiindawo apho eso sizukulwana sitsha sisasazwe khona.

Le ndlela yokusebenza (i) linyathelo lokuqala elisengqiqweni nelifikelelekayo elisesikweni lokunciphisa ukucinywa komthwalo, (ii) inokwenzeka (iii) ayibizi nayiphi na imali kuRhulumente / yomhlawuli werhafu, iv) ibonelela u-Eskom ngendawo yokuphefumla. ngosuku lokutshaja ngokutsha (ukusindisa u-Eskom!) kunye (v) ukuze kuxhamle uluntu oluthatha inxaxheba, u-Eskom noRhulumente ngokubanzi.

Urhulumente kunye namaziko karhulumente kufuneka asebenze ngokufanelekileyo kubemi. Amagosa karhulumente akwizikhundla eziphambili zokuthatha izigqibo kufuneka aqonde ukuba angabagcini bempahla yoluntu kwaye anoxanduva lokukhusela abemi boMzantsi Afrika.

Qaphela: Ngokugcwalisa olu xwebhu lwezikhalazo ugunyazisa iRural Free State ukuba igcine iinkcukacha zakho ngokoMthetho wePOPI.

 

Tsonga

Mina, tanihi muaka-tiko wa Afrika-Dzonga, ndzi seketela hi ku hetiseka matshalatshala ya Rural yo hunguta ku khuluka ka ndzhwalo hi vutihlamuleri hi ku tirhisa gezi ra dyambu lerintshwa leri tumbuluxiweke.

Miganga na vaakelani va fanele ku pfumeleriwa ku ti pfuna na ku pfunana. Ku ti tumbuluxiwa ka gezi ku fanele ku tekeriwa enhlokweni tanihi ndlela yo hunguta ku khumbeka ka ku khuluka ka ndzhwalo na vuyelo byo lema lebyi byi nga na byona, ngopfungopfu laha ku nga riki na khombo eka Giridi ya Gezi ya Rixaka, ku fana na le ka xiyimo xa Frankfort.

Frankfort se yi kombisile xin’wana xa swintshuxo swo tano swa vutihlamuleri (voiding) leswi nga pfunaka Eskom na miganga loko swi tekeleriwa kun’wana etikweni hi van’wana. Ku nghenelela ka vaaki hi ku anama ku antswisa ikhonomi ya xikalo na ku tiyisisa ku katsa swirho hinkwaswo swa vaaki. Sweswi i swa nkoka swinene leswaku Mfumo wu seketela miganga na sekithara ya phurayivhete ku pfuneta Eskom.

• Hi lava gezi naswona ha ri lava sweswi.
• Ntlhantlho wa “Voiding” wu kombisiwile eFrankfort lowu nga nyikaka mpfuneto ku nga si hela tin’hweti eka miganga leyi nghenelaka.
• Gezi hinkwaro lerintshwa ro engetela leri endliwaka hi vaaki ri fanele ku tirhisiwa ku hunguta ku khuluka ka ndzhwalo eka miganga laha ku tirhisiwaka gezi ro tano lerintshwa.

Endlelo leri i (i) goza ro sungula ra mahanyelo leri twisisekaka no ringanela ro hunguta ku khuluka ka ndzhwalo, (ii) ri nga endliwa (iii) a ri koxeli Mfumo / muhakeri wa xibalo mali, iv) ri nyika Eskom ndhawu yo hefemula hi siku ku tlhela ku chajiwa (ku ponisa Eskom!) na (v) ku vuyerisa miganga leyi nghenelaka, Eskom na Mfumo hi ku angarhela.

Mfumo na swirho swa mfumo swi fanele ku tirha hi ku vuyerisa vaaki. Vatirhela mfumo lava nga eka swivandla swa nkoka swo teka swiboho va fanele ku lemuka leswaku i vahlayisi va nhundzu ya mfumo naswona va na vutihlamuleri byo sirhelela vaaki va Afrika-Dzonga.

Xiya: Hi ku tata xikombelo lexi u pfumelela Rural Free State ku hlayisa vuxokoxoko bya wena bya munhu hi xiyexe hi ku landza Nawu wa POPI.

 

Swati

Mine, njengemhlali waseNingizimu Africa, ngisekela ngalokucwele mizamo yalabo basemakhaya yokunciphisa kucishwa kwagezi ngendlela lefanele ngegezi welilanga locedza kukhicitwa.

Mphakatsi nabomakhelwane kufanele bavunyelwe kutsi batisite futsi batisite.Kutikhicitela gezi kumele kucashelwe njengendlela yekunciphisa mtselela wekucisha  gezi kanye nemtselela lokhubatekile lonawo, kakhulukati lapho ingekho ingoti kuGridi wagezi kulive lonkhe, njengasesimeni saseFrankfort.

• Sidzinga gezi futsi siwudzinga nyalo
• Sicazilulo lesitsi "Voiding" sibonisiwe eFrankfort lesinganiketa lusito phakatsi netinyanga emiphakatsini lebambe lichaza.
• Wonke gezi lomusha lokhicitwe ngumphakatsi kumele usentjetiswe kute kunciphiswe kucishwa kwagezi emiphakatsini lapho kutjalwe khona gezi lomusha.

Hulumende kanye netinhlaka temibuto kumele tente tintfo ngendlela lefanele takhamuti.Tikhulu taHulumende letisetikhundleni letibalulekile tekutsatsa tincumo kumele tibone kutsi tingabagcina bempahla yemphakatsi futsi tibophetelekile takhamuti taseNingizimu Africa, kubantfu labasebentisa budedengu tikhundla tekuphatsa kute bazuze bona futsi bacase ngetikhundla

Caphela:Ngekugcwalisa lesicelo ugunyata i-Rural free state kutsi igcine ilwati lwakho lemuntfu sicu ngekwemtsetfo we-POPI Act.

 

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https://www.ruralfreestate.co.za/

 

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