PHUTI MOSOMANE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa told Parliament on Thursday that it is not practically feasible to exempt hospitals, clinics, schools, and police stations from load shedding as directed by a recent High Court ruling.
The ruling required Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan to ensure, within 60 days, that there is enough power supply to prevent any disruptions caused by load shedding in all public health facilities defined by the National Health Act, all public schools as per the South African Schools Act, and all police stations.
However, Ramaphosa stated that the exemption of such critical institutions from load shedding is not practically possible.
During a Q&A session in the National Assembly, Ramaphosa warned that the power grid would collapse if the government were to fully implement the recent Gauteng High Court, Pretoria ruling to exempt certain institutions from load shedding.
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Chief Whip Narend Singh asked Ramaphosa
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