Nolwandle Mthombeni | Why new electricity minister is unlikely to fix load shedding woes
Ministers have become political mouthpieces instead of elected officials who oversee structural reforms, writes Nolwandle Mthombeni.
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Ministers have become political mouthpieces instead of elected officials who oversee structural reforms, writes Nolwandle Mthombeni.
Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe has stuck to his guns on the characterisation of the soon-to-be appointed minister of electricity.
I had no idea things were so desperate, and that’s after knowing what miserable shape the country is in. Car crashes, opportunistic criminals, rotting food, decomposing bodies, bankrupt business...
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has outlined areas of immediate focus in addressing rolling blackouts but remains scant on specifics.
Eskom is searching within the company and the world for the CEO who will replace Andre De Ruyter.