Will load-shedding end in December? Ramokgopa says he is 'getting worried'

“At this point, we really don’t anticipate going to higher stages of load-shedding. We think we have got this under control. I have never spoken in absolute terms but this is just to indicate the extent to which we don’t think we will go to higher stages of load-shedding.

“We consider stage 6 load-shedding as an extreme event. I want to get to a stage where we don't normalise [it] ... the public must be shocked when it happens. [But] I am not saying we will not get back to stage 6 load-shedding [in the future].”Ramokgopa said he was “extremely disappointed” load-shedding reached stage 6 last week but hopes it won’t happen again.“I want to sit here and tell the country load-shedding will end tomorrow. Unfortunately, that’s not possible.

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