On 27th May 2021, Ricardo Maarman approached the high court of South Africa in a landmark case requesting the government to produce proof of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in its isolated and purified form. Maarman holds a master's degree in international politics and refers to himself as an ordinary and concerned South African citizen. Motivated by the devastating effects of the lockdowns on the population, Maarman states, "the cost to our fragile economy is racking up: the removal of civil liberties, business closure, loss of lives, job losses and widespread unemployment..." as some of the reasons he decided to take action against Cyril Ramaphosa, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Mr Zweli Mkhize and Professor Salim Abdool Karim.

The high court ruling by Judge AJ Nziweni reads as follows, "The applicant has not made a case for urgency. Consequently the matter is struck off the roll." The Cambridge Dictionary defines urgency as "the quality of being very important and needing attention immediately". What could be more important or need immediate attention than verifying the existence of a virus that has profoundly impacted the South African economy and caused personal harm to the population? On the transcript of the court hearing, Judge Nziweni states, "I'm only going to give ruling pertaining to the aspect of urgency" citing "urgent duties" as reason for her decision to the Western Cape court room while supporters and peaceful protestors waited outside.

What comes next? Maarman and his counsel are currently preparing an application to constitutional court regarding a case of State Capture given that the government has failed to provide evidence for the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In a recent video directly addressing the South African people, Maarman stated, "they are capturing the country... it is a capture that is done through infiltration, using government officials such as Ramaphosa in high office to betray this country... He (Ramaphosa) has sold us out to the World Health Organization, Bill Gates and the United Nations, by declaring this lockdown".

Later in the video, Maarman called out members of parliament for failing to protect the country as well as the South African Reserve Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Bank of International Settlements for their roles in financing the lockdowns. According to Maarman, evidence will be submitted to prove conflicts of interest that exist between Bill Gates, Ramaphosa and his advisors. Further evidence to be presented regarding conflicts of interest involving the South African Reserve Bank and the International Monetary Fund who he alleges "are in cahoots to topple the country's finances".

Ricardo Maarman's court case has attracted international and local online attention as well as support from well-known medical personalities including Prof. Dolores Cahill, Dr Stefan Lanka, Dr Sherri Tenpenny and Dr Faiez Kirsten. Congratulatory and support messages for the court case has been pouring in from Germany, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, Namibia, Zimbabwe (amongst others) with some people seeking advice on how to start similar court cases in their respective countries. Ricardo Maarman is resolute on his message, "Do not be distracted, if there is no isolated SARS-CoV-2 virus then the lockdown measures (face masks, vaccines, limitation of movement & gatherings, decimated economy, etc) are unjustifiable and criminal. Recent or current looting is most glaring proof of the state of capture case which we will present to the Concourt"

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Independent energy expert Ted Blom, speaker and advisory board member at African Utility Week in Cape Town in May shares his views on several developments this week in the energy sector including the appointment of the new Eskom board, appearance of two Eskom executives before the Parliamentary enquiry, Brian Molefe’s court judgement, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement about nuclear power and the Cape Town water crisis. The interview was done by ESI Africa editor Nicolette Pombo-Van Zyl:

Click here for the full interview with Ted Blom.  

Award-winning energy platform The 18th annual African Utility Week will gather over 7000 decision makers from more than 80 countries to discuss the challenges, solutions and successes in the power, energy and water sectors on the continent. Along with multiple side events and numerous networking functions the event also boasts a seven track conference with over 300 expert speakers. The conference programme will address the latest challenges, developments and opportunities in the power and water sectors: ranging from generation, T&D, metering, technology and water.

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Already the event has secured support from leading industry players including Landis+Gyr, Hexing South Africa as platinum sponsors while water expert company Sensus is a gold sponsor. African Utility Week is the flagship energy event organised by the multi-award winning Spintelligent, leading Cape Town-based trade exhibition and conference organiser, and part of Clarion Events Ltd, based in the UK. Other well-known energy events by Spintelligent are Future Energy Nigeria and Future Energy East Africa.

In 2017, African Utility Week was named the joint winner for the AAXO Award for Best Trade Exhibition 6001-12000 sqm category (with the World Travel Market). Co-located to African Utility Week is another AAXO award winner for best confex, the African Real Estate & Infrastructure Summit, an international platform that brings together the full spectrum of the African real estate and infrastructure sectors.

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Conference and expo: 15-17 May 2018
Awards gala dinner:  16 May 2018
Site visits: 18 May 2018
Location: CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa

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