Senior members of the ANC have blamed a range of factors outside their control for South Africa’s electricity crisis.
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South Africa made fresh inquiries about securing electricity supply from Turkey’s Karpowership as it battles its worst-ever power outages.
Eskom has promised some relief from the extreme load shedding it’s been imposing on South Africans over the past two weeks.
The minister of international relations & cooperation has said repeated breakdown of power plants could be seen as an attack on the country.
Outgoing transport minister Fikile Mbalula is the most popular member of cabinet on Twitter.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the energy department will take over responsibility for overseeing Eskom.
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter resigned because “it’s a tough job”, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, stressing that the government has a “cohesive” plan to resolve the national power shortage.
President Cyril Ramaphosa still has to overcome a series of political hurdles to tackle a daunting economic to-do list.
Eskom needs a new management team, this is clear. But the country also needs new leadership.
Eskom is recruiting its 14th chief executive officer in a decade, but finding someone who can do the job and actually wants it will be a tall ask.