President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced several big changes to his cabinet.
During a twice-delayed address to the nation on Monday , the president revealed that Kgosientsho Ramokgopa would be appointed as the country’s new minister of electricity.minister for planning, monitoring and evaluationThe president said that he realises that a second new minister is adding to the number of executives in his cabinet, but said that ministries would be reduced in the future.
In terms of academic qualifications, he has a PhD in Public Affairs, master’s degrees in business leadership and public administration and a civil engineering degree. The primary task of the new Minister will be to significantly reduce the severity and frequency of load shedding as a matter of urgency.
The Minister will be expected to facilitate the coordination of the numerous departments and entities involved in the crisis response, work with the Eskom leadership to turn around the performance of existing power stations, and accelerate the procurement of new generation capacity.
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