It’s been 15 years since South Africans’ lives were first disrupted by Eskom’s power cuts. Here is a collection of what people from ordinary citizens to the head of state, have had to say.
26 January 2023 - 05:00Rotating power cuts were introduced in 2007 by Eskom, which coined the euphemism “load-shedding” that has become part of the South African vernacular. Since then a lot of people, from ordinary citizens to the head of state, have had a lot to say. Here is a collection of what some said ...
“Three times every day before lunch.” — De Ruyter keeps a sense of humour in The Economist interview after being asked if he ever considered resigning. He has since resigned after being accused of treason by energy minister Gwede Mantashe, and an attempt to poison him with cyanide in his coffee.“I don’t think Eskom has a diesel problem, I think Eskom has a management problem.” — Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, January 16, 2023.
“I always accuse some of the people of always looking for a bantu to blame, the bantu to blame and criticise.” — Mantashe in an interview with News24, January 2023. He was responding to a question on whether he had advocated for the R131bn in foreign aid that should be used to upgrade the grid, which had been Eskom’s proposal from the start.
“I can tell you now, if this thing persists, [if it can’t] be addressed ... it is going to be a major factor in the 2024 elections. And I know that many of the supporters of some opposition parties wish that it persists because it will give them power.” — Mantashe in the News24 interview.“In another 18 months to two years, you will forget the challenges that we had with relation to power and energy and Eskom ever happened.” — Cyril Ramaphosa, September 2015, when he was deputy president.
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