Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister
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The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
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Mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, as minerals and energy minister let off the hook to solve electricity crisis
ANC leaders were caught off guard and left reeling when the president made the announcement, with allies calling for him to explain his actions
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In a hint of what will come in his cabinet reshuffle, the president sidelined Mantashe with plan to appoint energy minister in the presidency
According to the Minerals Council, logistical constraints induced by the railway’s setbacks have cost mining industry R51 billion in exports
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The rolling blackouts are estimated to have cost the country R1 billion a day in 2022, according to the minister
There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report
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The NEC has criticised the president for not taking charge of the two ministers responsible for fixing the energy crisis
The reduction of deaths from falls of ground accidents is significant, because this usually contributes the most to total mine fatalities
The brethren in blue took to Jozi’s streets in protest over power, galvanising and uniting the coms behind their leader
I believe that load-shedding may have been created in an effort to spark an energy crisis and enrage the populace
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Opposition parties, union will be heading to the Pretoria high court court on February 28
In 1997, the warning bells were ringing that South Africa faced a dark future because Eskom would run out of capacity to supply a growing populace and an expanding economy
The cabinet reshuffle should move the mineral resources and energy minister to another portfolio
First they blamed De Donker and De Donkerder, then Cyril, Pravin and the State Capture King and finally Old King Coal
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Party chairperson says ANC needs more time for consultation before processing the decision for state-owned enterprises to be moved to line ministries
The ruling party’s conference declaration has ignored the land expropriation without compensation bill
Excluded from power in the ruling party, Cosatu and the SACP need to rethink their strategy
The ANC’s reaction to the Zondo findings was a precursor of its attitude to the Ngcobo ‘Farmgate’ report
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President Cyril Ramaphosa finally has the top seven he has always wanted to push forward with his agenda
The president’s leadership strategy of trying to unite opposing groups within the ANC through key appointments across the board has failed
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The Eastern Cape high court finds the matter requires ventilation at the supreme court of appeal
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Lobbying at the party’s conference is akin to the top seven township playground game
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Zweli Mkhize has closed the gap between himself and Cyril Ramaphosa in the days leading up to the leadership vote
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The minerals and energy minister could be the de facto prime minister of Cyril Ramaphosa after aiding the president through turbulent times
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Not only is the party living in the past, it is afraid to confront today’s realities and has lost its ideological direction
Delays in registration and the delayed arrival by Jacob Zuma nearly stole president’s show
‘It is absolutely unfair and uncalled for to use that kind of language for somebody who tried their best to get the utility out of the mess it is in’
The mineral resources and energy minister had refused to make them available to three civil society organisations