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Mantashe denies deliberately deepening energy crisis

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced short and medium-term interventions to meet the country's energy demands.

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, has denied reports that he is deliberately deepening the country’s energy crisis by refusing municipalities to procure energy from Independent Power Producers . The country is experiencing rotational power outages – with fears that this could be ramped to Stage 6.

However, earlier the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced short and medium-term interventions to meet the country’s energy demands.Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting Eskom board and management. Ramaphosa is expected to brief the media after the meeting. The meeting is taking place at Eskom’s headquarters in Megawatt Park is also attended by Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Mantashe.

 

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The tiger is a great denialist.

Of course he does, has any politician in SA ever acknowledged doing wrong

Obviously he will deny it

Deny deny deny is a river in Egypt.

The only ministry am hardly can't wait to hear its story at statecaptureinquiry is mantashe ministry, Mineral resources,Coal especially, is in demand for eskom rescue.

he or his family or Nyatsi may well have interests in diesel or coal which is why he may have done so. he looted with his wife's catering contracts over many years

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