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The Deputy President urges South Africans to not take part in the blame game of who is responsible for Eskom. One of South Africa’s biggest medical aids shows support for NHI if implemented carefully. R1 billion in relief committed by the National Treasury to KwaZulu-Natal has not materialized. A global food importer asks for state of emergency concessions at the Eastern Capes Gqeberha port which is under strain.

The deputy president David Mabuza has pleaded with South Africans to stop the “blame game” around load shedding and rather focus on finding a solution to fix the struggling power utility Eskom. When answering questions at the National Council of Provinces, Mabuza added that the people appointed at the power utility had ‘failed’ the government over several years and were a disappointment.

This same point was echoed by the MEC from the department of cooperative governance and traditional affairs during a recent budget policy speech. The MEC added that the cost of flooding on both public and private infrastructure with assessments still underway was expected to exceed R25 billion.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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