South African Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa gestures during an interview in his office at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, April 11, 2023 REUTERS/Alet Pretorius
When Kgosientsho Ramokgopa was appointed as South Africa’s first minister for electricity on 6 March, it was anticipated that Eskom’s downward spiral would stop. His future now hangs by a thread as the Eskom crisis escalates into an ugly three-minister open war pitting him against two stalwarts – Gwede Mantashe and Pravin Gordhan.
“This turf war was waiting to as soon as a powerless Ramokgopa was appointed,” Africa governance expert, Stephen Chan, tells. “But it seems to be that none of the three ministers is being directed by any coherent cabinet or presidential strategy”.Also receive offers from The Africa Report
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