South Africa’s ministers of electricity and public enterprises Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Pravin Gordhan, who are fused in a power struggle over policies to end load shedding, did not show up at the inaugural National Demand Side Management Indaba in Muldersdrift on Monday. Both were scheduled to deliver key note addresses at the event.
Cabinet reshuffle: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in electricity hot seat Currently the powers to procure lie with Mantashe, and without a firm decision on the trio’s powers, the country’s plans to ease the burden of load shedding face more obstacles during a critical time when the peak demand winter season sets in. Bloomberg reported that ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula endorsed Ramokgopa at the weekend, saying he was not appointed only to struggle for power.
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