Mantashe drops electricity bombshell at Mining Indaba
Energy minister suggests Eskom should not be the only company generating power
03 February 2020 - 11:17
The theme of the 26th Investing in African Mining Indaba is “optimising growth and investment in the digitised mining economy”, but on Monday, as the conference started, the word on everyone’s lips was load-shedding.
As delegates from far and wide made their way into the venue, a welcome pack included a nifty self-charging torch, courtesy of Anglo American, serving as a not-so-subtle reminder that in SA, the land of power cuts, such a device will come in handy...
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