President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced he will soon appoint a minister in the presidency who will deal specifically with the country's electricity crisis.
This comes as part of the government’s intervention plan to resolve the energy crisis — including the declaration of a state of national disaster.
Ramaphosa made the announcement when he delivered his annual state of the nation address in parliament on Thursday. “The energy crisis is an existential threat to our economy and social fabric. We must spare no effort, and we must allow no delay, in implementing these measures. As we take these actions to resolve the energy crisis, we are mindful of the risks that climate change poses to our society.”
“Under these conditions, we cannot proceed as we usually would. The people of South Africa want action, they want solutions and they want government to work for them. They simply want to know when a problem like load-shedding will be brought to an end.”
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