Eskom spent R8.5m to suspend load-shedding for the memorial service of King Goodwill Zwelithini in March.
This was revealed in a written reply to parliament by public enterprise minister Pravin Gordhan who said the government considered the memorial a national interest.
The memorial service was held on March 18. At the time, Eskom was implementing rolling blackouts at level two of its load-shedding schedule across the country. According to Gordhan, the government made a request a day before the memorial service for Eskom to consider suspending load-shedding for a duration of four hours between 10am and 2pm.
“The system operator evaluated the request and concluded that this was technically possible without putting the power system at risk and would not result in a higher stage of load-shedding either before or after the memorial service,” Gordhan said in response to a parliamentary question by the DA’s Kevin Mileham.
King Zwelithini was awarded a Special Official Funeral by President Cyril Ramaphosa who also ordered flags fly at half-mast. Though the funeral was held in private and attended by close members of the family, the public memorial service took place at the KwaKhethomthandayo
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