User talk:Aliwal2012

Industrial and domestic use of dam

They are all done, A to Z, for the time being. I juiced up Boskop Dam, Bridle Drift Dam and Stompdrift Dam a little. It is hard to know the main purpose when it says "Key purpose of the dam is for industrial and domestic use."; it could be either hydropower or water supply or both or even transportation. --Bejnar (talk) 19:45, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your help & interest in SA dams (I'm not sure where you live?). Only one problem with your above edits, seems you assumed the industrial use means "hydroelectricity generation". That is wrong and the source you quoted is also untrustworthy (i.e. wrongly stating hydroelectricity). Aliwal2012 18:47, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

My reasons are:

• As a rule of thumb in South Africa, industrial use of a dam's water means for a factory's consumption; or as cooling water for a thermal power station; or for chemical processes for example at SASOL 2's coal-to-fuel plant.
• None of the above-mentioned smaller dams have, or will ever be, a hydroelectricity generation plant, they are too small and insignificant for that.

Currently there are 5 hydroelectricity generating dams in South Africa:

1. Gariep Dam
2. Vanderkloof Dam
3. Steenbras Dam
4. Kouga Dam (turbines not functioning)
5. Drakensberg Pumped Storage Scheme, with the generators situated next to the Kilburn Dam in KwaZulu-Natal

A new scheme, the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme, is under construction on the mountainous border of Free State and KwaZulu-Natal near Ladysmith (expected operational date 2014) Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme website. Aliwal2012 19:41, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know that "Industry About" is unreliable. I originally thought "industrial and domestic use" meant water supply, but "Industry About" said hydropower. I've never been to South Africa, but I read a lot and have a passing interest in dams, but more in river systems. --Bejnarľ 05:43, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Collins Chabane

Hey Aliwal2012, I saw your appeared-and-disappeared message regarding Collins Chabane. I'm pretty sure the map is correct, if it helps here is a map from the municipality showing the boundaries. - htonl (talk) 07:45, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Hi htonl, I mistook it for a straight merger, but seems it is only parts of LM's that were merged. Thanks anyway, keep up the good work! --Aliwal2012 07:56, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

PS: after next year's local elections, what is your plans with https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/ ? Will it still hold true figures, or is a new SA census in the pipeline? Regards, Aliwal2012

The current census site will remain the same, as far as the municipalities go it shows the boundaries as they were in 2011. There should be a new census in 2021 but the detailed results might only be available around 2022-3. - htonl (talk) 08:09, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

If we survive the COVID-19 outbreak! The past 4 years I referenced extensively to your census2011 website, across en:wp, af:wp and nso:wp (so far more than 3000 "dorpies"). Thanks Htonl, --Aliwal2012 (talk) 08:25, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Own bookmark

• Tulane University School of Medicine#Founding re. 3 weeks quarantine
• List of disasters by cost
• 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
• List of motor yachts by length Azzam (2013 yacht)

The names of SA politicians

Hello Gert, sorry, in the German article "Kabinett Botha I" I have put back some changes. The first names are very difficult to find. If there is an article about each person later, we can use the shortened names. I ask for your understanding, please.

The most difficult example was Fanie Botha.

best wishes :-) and a healthy time --Lysippos (talk) 14:39, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

No problem Lysippos, I understand your reasoning. Go ahead! --Aliwal2012 (talk) 14:49, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the small corrections, for example with Hayward. :-) Lysippos (talk) 14:50, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

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Good wishes and thanks from Europe! --Lysippos (talk) 13:01, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, kind of you! Best wishes to all in Europe --Aliwal2012 (talk) 13:08, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Outdated

Hello @Aliwal2012:. You placed an outdated tag on the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa article. Which information do you suggest is added? Ear-phone (talk) 01:16, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

Hello my friend. We are lacking detail on the vaccination roll-out programme. Since July 2021 nothing was reported. But I last night saw there is a sub-article that covers the vaccination topic. Thanks for your help! --Aliwal2012 (talk) 09:41, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

Thank you my friend @Aliwal2012:. Ear-phone (talk) 18:37, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

St Francis College

Hi Aliwal,

I have a question and maybe you can help me. In the article from A. P. Mda says that he went to school in Aliwal North. Does this college still exist today and does it have a website?? Kind regards Lysippos (talk) 15:27, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi Lysippos, the Roman Catholic school still exits, the congregation in central town is called "Sacred Heart", but St Francis I think refers to a church in the township of Dukathole. I also know a St Francis Hospital there that was apparently donated by the Catholics.

Regards, --Aliwal2012 (talk) 16:11, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Wow, I'm impressed, a township education institution. Something like that we needs here. Many thanks and regards :-) Lysippos (talk) 16:39, 11 December 2021 (UTC)