Zimbabwe energy minister in SA, pinning hopes on Eskom’s help

Harare — Zimbabwe’s energy minister Fortune Chasi is in SA to negotiate for urgent power supply from Eskom, as companies in his country are closing or scaling down operations due to severe load-shedding.

Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said on Wednesday that her energy counterpart has been dispatched to SA for crunch negotiations with Eskom. “The minister of energy and power development is currently in SA for the negotiation of supply of electricity from Eskom. The nation will be apprised of the outcome of the negotiations.”

After the meeting, Ramaphosa told journalists he was willing to assist Zimbabwe and would engage Eskom. Mutsvangwa said the Zimbabwean cabinet had formed an inter-ministerial committee that includes the ministries of mines, finance, agriculture, tourism, ICT and information to assist the energy minister with finding solutions to the power crisis.

On Wednesday, Chinese tile manufacturer Sunny Yi Feng, one of the largest new investors in the country in 2019, implored the government to address the power crisis. “Our operations have been hard-hit by the rolling power cuts, which have damaged machinery and increased the cost of production. We need 18,000Another company, Surface Wilmar, said it had sent home 300 workers and was on the verge of shutting down after the power cuts severely hampered production.

After lying about having paid off Eskom debt, spending on new fancy riot gear and new military vehicles for a country not in any war!

Pinning hope where😲😲

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