JOHANNESBURG - With South Africans still in the dark on the country's energy supply, the Democratic Alliance says President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to provide concrete evidence on what his government has done to avert a total grid collapse.The party has also announced it's gearing up for a national day of action on Friday ahead of the latest electricity tariff hike which kicks in next week of over 9% comes into effect.
The DA's Mmusi Maimane has called on Ramaphosa to explain to South Africans what action he took when he became aware of the electricity crisis. Maimane said some officials claim they've been instructed to keep the lights on until after South Africans go to the polls. The DA leader said Parliament must make urgent recommendations and deal with what he calls "the potential imminent grid collapse" facing the country.
'Comrades,hear me out:When the nation was in dark places during load shedding they felt like they've been buried,but actually Escom planted them to become resilient for future total darkness. Supprisingly I was smart enough to go through any door that took me to the light'.
We've had this crisis for 10yrs now if these guys MYANC CyrilRamaphosa had a solution they would've solved it long ago! The truth is ANC is living from one National conference to the next with care for what happens to SA. Always about what happens at the next conference
No longer interested in hearing anymore lies from the ANC comrades. They have been running this country to the ground since they took power Nation Party. They are vey CORRUPT, INCOMPETENT, INEFFICIENT and USELESS!
Eskom crisis is a collective government crisis unless other parties not understanding thier role!!
Crises,what Crises
He's already explained that we're all to blame and we must all fix it together. What else do you want him to tell us? I mean, he was so surprised with the load-shedding, how could he possibly know more?
Don't hold your breath
It’s our collective responsibility to explain.
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