Tag: Cyril Ramaphosa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, alongside Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, is seeking to challenge a recent court mandate demanding an exemption of key public services from electricity blackouts, a move they deem unrealistic. The Appeal Unfolds In response to a court ruling passed on 5th May, Ramaphosa and Gordhan have filed for leave to […]

The Fight Against Corruption As announced by Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, corruption continues to plague Eskom, with 1,952 corruption-related cases reported to the South African Police Service since April 2022. Presented during the ministry’s Budget Vote Debate at Parliament’s Good Hope Chamber, the details of these cases illuminate the struggle […]

In his recent address to the National Assembly during The Presidency’s Budget Vote, President Cyril Ramaphosa reaffirmed the government’s commitment to solving the ongoing energy crisis and ending load shedding. Last year, Ramaphosa unveiled a detailed Energy Action Plan aimed at achieving energy security. The President created the National Energy Crisis Committee and appointed a […]

Winde’s Call to Action at Presidential Imbizo At the sixth Presidential Imbizo held in Paarl just outside Cape Town, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde used the platform to challenge President Cyril Ramaphosa. Winde drew attention to the province’s most urgent issues, including the energy crisis and unemployment. The Premier captured the mood of the gathering, […]

The Government’s Pledge to Renewable Energy As South Africa grapples with a daunting load shedding crisis, a silver lining emerges in the form of the government’s determined drive to fast-track renewable energy projects. Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, shed light on this matter during the Department’s 2023/24 budget vote session in Parliament. […]

South Africans are bracing themselves for another winter of load shedding, adding to the structural problems that the country is already facing. The gloomy economic outlook seems to be exacerbated by the energy crisis, says Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the Minister of Electricity. To avoid an increase in load shedding beyond stage 6, the minister has called […]

South Africa is currently facing a severe load shedding crisis, and the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has backed a proposal put forward by Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to extend the service of aging coal-fired power plants. The plants were due to be decommissioned in line with the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019, but this move […]

South Africans are bracing themselves for major power cuts as Eskom, the country’s largest electricity supplier, warns that electricity supply may be cut for up to 32 hours. The emergency measures are an attempt to prevent a total collapse of the grid at a time of high demand. If stage 16 of Eskom’s mandatory power […]

South Africa’s electricity supply has been plagued with rolling blackouts known as load shedding due to decades of underinvestment and mismanagement of the public utility Eskom. However, according to the official source, SAnews.gov.za, all hands are on deck to ensure the severity and frequency of load shedding is reduced in the immediate term and eventually […]

Questions surrounding the energy crisis in South Africa were addressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa during a parliamentary hearing in Cape Town on Thursday. One of the central topics was Public Enterprise Minister Pravin Gordhan’s appeal against the Pretoria High Court’s recent decision to exempt schools, hospitals, and police stations from load shedding. The court had […]