Ramaphosa reads his energy chiefs the riot act
President cracks the whip and tells officials to speed up energy reform as calls to declare a state of disaster over load-shedding gain traction
01 February 2023 - 04:40
President Cyril Ramaphosa rues the slow pace of implementing his 2022 plan to end power blackouts, cracking the whip on those he put in charge as calls to declare a ring-fenced state of disaster over load-shedding gain traction.
Faced with growing criticism and impatience over power blackouts, which undermine his economic revival strategies, Ramaphosa in July last year unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the energy sector...
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