The positive to the entire electricity crisis debacle is that 60 million people now have on-the-ground training to be able to become Eskom board members, should the need arise, writes Howard Feldman.
The conversation started poorly and deteriorated from there. "Triple or single phase?" was the solar panel installer's opening gambit. And already I was stumped. "How do I tell?" was my weak retort as I felt his eyes roll on the other side of the phone.
It was going to be a tough conversation for me. But probably worse for him.