LETTER: Gwede Mantashe takes us for fools
Minister says self-generation cap will not be lifted because the ‘poor’ are not ready for it
24 May 2021 - 15:52
One quickly becomes accustomed to members of our esteemed cabinet talking nonsense, but surely Gwede Mantashe has taken this art to a new high (or low, depending on your perspective).
According to our gifted and energy-savvy minister, the self-generation cap will not be lifted from 10MW to 50MW because the “poor” are not ready for it. He backed up this inane statement by asserting that the “poor” were not stupid. ..
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