🕯️DA says declaring the Eskom crisis a national state of disaster can open up funding and reduce load shedding by up to two stages in the short term. Eskom loadshedding TheCitizenNews Read the full story here⬇️
, Mileham said the ANC was finally left with no choice but to accede to the party’s longtime demand to declare“We do believe that there is a need for urgency and a need to address this crisis that’s been sorely lacking from government, the president, from his minister Pravin Gordhan and from the department of Public Enterprises and the department of Mineral Resources and Energy.”
“Hopefully – and this is what we want to see coming out of this state of disaster – there is some urgency that we will put in place short-term plans,” Mileham said.“It does release disaster management funding and Eskom has indicated that they are short of diesel funding for the next two months, effectively February and March to reducegets that short-term financing for diesel purchases.
“With this in mind, the DA will immediately write to the Speaker of the National Assembly requesting her to ensure this matter is urgently tabled in Parliament.”Meanwhile, Mileham said Ramaphosa is taking his decisions with the 2024 National Elections in mind.and its going to affect the outcome of the elections and the people of South Africa are saying enough is enough. They arewith the mismanagement, corruption and sheer incompetence of this ANC government and its ministers.
“The president is doing his darndest to try and rebuild the ANC’s reputation and I don’t think it’s going to be enough. I think the ANC has done so much brand and reputational damage and I don’t think it’s going to be enough to save them in the 2024 elections,” Mielham said.
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