PHUTI MOSOMANE
THE country’s first-ever Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has promised to hit the ground running from his first day in office in a desperate bid to deal with the worst-ever electricity crisis to hit South Africa.
Ramokgopa told reporters in Cape Town shortly after he was sworn in as the new Minister of Electricity that the mere appointment of an electricity minister will not end load-shedding.
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed the new Minister of Electricity on Monday night.
“I want to be realistic. The mere appointment of an electricity minister will not in itself end loadshedding. It is the actions of the Minister of electricity working hand in hand with all stakeholders and going out to power stations, that will end load-shedding,” Ramokgopa said after being sworn-in as a minister by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.
The perky, and energetic Electricity Minister told reporters that he is going to ditch
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