The ANC's NEC heard wide-ranging and spirited calls for intervention in response to the Eskom energy crisis, which ranged from the declaration of a state of emergency to immediately moving Eskom from the Dept of Public Enterprises to the Dept of Energy.
An ANC NEC meeting heard calls for the declaration of a state of emergency to deal with the power crisis, amid varying suggestions to deal with the matter.
The ANC's national executive committee heard wide-ranging and spirited calls for intervention in response to the Eskom energy crisis, which ranged from the declaration of a state of emergency to immediately moving Eskom from the Department of Public Enterprises to the Department of Energy. However, the ANC NEC did not make concrete resolutions on the way forward in the energy crisis gripping South Africa.
Gordhan came under attack in the meeting for not coming up with solutions to the problems and his handling of the situation publicly. He is said to have raised the ire of some NEC members for blaming sabotage for the ongoing crisis, which has led to stage 6 load shedding and unplanned blackouts across the country.
"The main point was that from the government, we look like we are not doing enough," the second insider said.Gordhan was further grilled on the state of the Eskom board, which, sources said, was described as"invisible during the crisis".
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