In a bid to address its power shortage issues, South Africa has appointed the country’s first electricity minister. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's most important task will be to end the daily blackouts, which can last up to 15 hours a day.
South Africans are having to deal with daily power outages that can last up to 15 hoursSouth Africa's president has appointed the country's first electricity minister in an effort to address the unprecedented power shortages there.
A state of disaster was declared in February, giving the government additional powers to resolve the crisis with less bureaucracy, regulation and extra funds. Mr Ramaphosa said that the most urgent task was to "drastically reduce the severity of load shedding in the coming months" - referring to the system of rolling blackouts that the country has lived under for many years.
Mr Ramokgopa was later named as the chosen minister. He is a former mayor who most recently headed efforts to drive infrastructure investment.
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