Zuko Komisa Image | @GovernmentZA /Twitter Mozambique to provide even more electricity to South Africa. As part of Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's strategy to address South Africa's energy problem, Eskom is expected to receive an additional 1,000 megawatts of gas-fired energy from Mozambique. Ramokgopa has asked Mozambique to assist in stabilizing the electricity grid as the nation struggles with frequent power outages. The power company will be able to minimize […]
Image | @Kgosientsho_R /Twitter Ramaphosa signs a proclamation that transfers executive powers to Minister of Electricity. The President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has given his electrical minister a wide range of authority. The announcement comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa came under fire for taking too long to grant executive powers to Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who was appointed on March 7. Energy expert Adil Nchabeleng joined Phemelo Motene to makes sense […]
What exactly is the Electricity minister's role in dealing with load shedding? Many people have wondered just what Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's job entails since his appointment as the minister of electricity. Kaya Biz with Gugulethu Mfuphi spoke to Tshepo Kgadima, Energy Expert on his perspective on what the Minister of Electricity's role really entails. LISTEN TO THE FULL CONVERSATION HERE: In an effort to reassure the South African public that he […]
Image | @@Kgosientsho_R /Twitter Minister of Electricity Kgosientso Ramokgopa has said Eskom is buying a 15 years old second hand generator from Netherlands. Ramokgopa gave a briefing to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) on his efforts to minimize and ultimately alleviate loadshedding on Sunday. Ramokgopa discussed the restoration of the Medupi and Kusile power plants, which involved the acquisition of a used generator from […]
By: Natasha Archary Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned South Africans to brace for a difficult winter with higher loadshedding stages. This as Eskom pushed the country into Stage 5 loadshedding until further notice due to higher than expected demand which is keeping the grid constrained. In a media briefing, Ramokgopa said the energy demand is expected to grow in winter, which will likely result in higher stages of […]
The Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramakgopa provides an update on the diagnostic visit to 18 power stations conducted between 20 to 31 March. The briefing will include the state of the power stations and proposed interventions. It will also address the need to resolve loadshedding.
By: Natasha Archary President Cyril Ramaphosa announced changes to the National Executive on Monday, 06 March, but this year's cabinet reshuffle failed to impress. With a lack of changes to a number of departments, a number of opposition parties and civil organisations have criticised Ramaphosa's lacklustre reshuffle. The President announced that he has appointed Paul Mashatile as Deputy President of the Republic. Leaving the Minister of Police untouched was perhaps […]
By: Natasha Archary President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened his State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2023 by declaring loadshedding a National State of Disaster with immediate effect. The decision had been gazetted by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) on Thursday, 09 February. Ramaphosa said the decision was made to lessen the impact the energy crisis is having on farmers, small businesses, on the country's water infrastructure and […]
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