The electricity minister said cabinet had given the nod to implementation of the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan
The electricity minister says having both generating units at the nuclear power station offline would be a disaster
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has a tough challenge ahead
Is it too early to pass judgment on South Africa’s newest cabinet member, considering some of his remarks fly in the face of global and local green energy plans?
Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job
The mineral resources and energy minister has said that Eskom does not belong to his department, ‘so I have not lost anything’
Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, a 30 year cabinet veteran is now the minister in the presidency responsible for women, youth and persons with disabilities
The new minister will be expected to coordinate all departments responsible for the energy response, and will also be responsible for turnaround plans and overseeing new generation capacity
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 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