Three months after the position was announced, the full extent of the electricity minister's powers and functions have yet to be finalised, and the president is preparing to meet ministers to discuss this. 

Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told reporters in parliament on Wednesday that President Cyril Ramaphosa would meet other ministers who have some level of responsibility for Eskom to discuss and clarify the functions and powers of electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's office in relation to the power utility...

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