From Techweek:

"By comparison, the State Department predicts a 76% chance that electrical failure will occur in Africa. The result may be a domino effect for U.S. companies that receive raw goods from nations that could become partially crippled by Y2K-related problems."

Did anyone see that 76% figure in a Senate testimony transcript?

-- Puddintame (achillesg@hotmail.com), July 26, 1999

Answers

URL: http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?IWK19990726S0030

Hotlink: InformationWeek

I'm not really sure of the name of the publication. Click through if you want to find out for sure.

-- Puddintame (achillesg@hotmail.com), July 26, 1999.

Hmmm. 68 people a day are murdered in Johannesburg. Wonder what a lengthy blackout will do to that figure.

-- a (a@a.a), July 27, 1999.

This is nothing spectacular. On any given day, somewhere in Africa, there is probably a 75% chance of electric power interruption. That's just because the place is, well, you know, largely in the cadre of "developing nations." ... Unstable governments, rebels and bandits everywhere, widespread crime and disease, corruption, illiteracy, etc... Yet still people manage to go about their daily business, be happy, stay alive, and make the population grow. Welcome to the third world.

-- coprolith (coprolith@rocketship.com), July 27, 1999.