Johnathan Paoli
Deputy president Paul Mashatile has expressed confidence in the government’s plans to ensure a final end to loadshedding by December this year.
Mashatile was giving a public lecture on 30 years of democracy at the University of Johannesburg on Tuesday morning and said the government will be introducing several energy-generating projects into the mainstream.
Mashatile said strides were being made in addressing load shedding, enhancing security in the country, as well as improving the logistics system and the ports and rail networks.
He said Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has made significant progress in engaging load shedding and that once this hurdle was overcome, more energy could be given to forward planning.
“I would like to assure you that plans are in place nationally to ensure that load shedding is ended this year. I know you don’t believe me. They think I am electioneering, but I
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