With only 870 days to go before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (please subtract one day for each day you are reading this after the day I wrote it), fears are growing that South Africa’s already overburdened electricity grid will not be able to cope with the massive demands of this spectacular global sporting event.
As a worst-case scenario, some pundits are even suggesting that the power shortage could mean that Bafana Bafana will have to play their World Cup final match against Brazil while completely in the dark.
Then again, this will perfectly suit the typical South African style of play, so it may not be such a bad thing after all.
But the point is that South Africa desperately needs backup reserves of electricity to ensure a successful World Cup, which is why I would like to suggest that we all start donating some of our surplus electricity to the organisers, beginning right now.
To get the ball rolling, I am going to be donating the 30 minutes worth of electricity that I would have used to watch “Coconuts” on M-Net last night, as well as the five minutes of electricity I would have used to boil the kettle to make a cup of tea to throw at the screen while watching “Cocounts” on M-Net last night.
So let’s all work together to save some of the energy we have left between load-shedding schedules, and then let’s put it all in a big vat and send it to Danny Jordaan in time for 2010.
Remember, the fate of the first football World Cup to be held on the African continent is in YOUR hands!
