It is clear that under the current administration, power utility Eskom would remain broken, says the party.
Media reports this weekend “once again expose how alleged tender irregularities and state capture” contributed to the country’s latest wave of rolling power blackouts, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday.
The previous boiler maintenance contract was also reportedly not renewed by the National Treasury, as it was an illegal tender. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan had reportedly stated that funding for maintenance began to disappear five years ago, she said.
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