Energy crisis a key election topic in 2024 compared to 2019

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In the 2019 elections the three parties that received the highest number of votes devoted on average two pages to energy in manifestos.

South Africa’s energy crisis is a key election topic heading into the national elections scheduled for 29 May. One reason for the ANC’s drop in support is load shedding and the party’s failure to get Eskom up and running properly.

“In the current election campaign, the major parties have devoted up to 10% of their manifesto to this topic. They have covered the topics of electricity and incentive mechanisms, potential business or job generation spin-offs, and possible devolution and private investment options,” Winker writes in

“Load-shedding is the most significant threat to South Africa’s social and economic stability,” he said. Steenhuisen said the solution to South Africa’s electricity crisis must come from increased power generation outside of Eskom.

 

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