Eskom’s recent announcement of stage 6 load shedding has raised alarms among political and economic analysts, who view it as a significant setback for the Government of National Unity and a potential crisis for South Africa’s economy.
Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa briefs the media on the implementation of stage 6 load shedding.Picture: Oupa Mokoena Independent NewspapersPolitical and economic analysts have described Eskom ’s announcement of stage 6 load shedding as a blow to the Government of National Unity and a crisis for the economy.
“This is a setback on the large scale, because it means that the past is still with us and that we are not out of the woods yet. We thought that in the build-up to the elections that power outage was a thing of the past, but it looks like we were wrong. We are back to square one. What is the purpose of the minister if the job cannot be done?” Breakfast said.
Breakfast noted that the DA has on many occasions claimed that the successes of the GNU are as a result of the DA, but they don’t take responsibility for the failures. Economist Duma Gqubule said stage 6 load shedding is a huge crisis for the economy and it is going to have wide implications in terms of economic growth and it will also affect jobs.
“The government has not been investing in infrastructure. They must invest in the transport and energy infrastructures. In Johannesburg, there is a huge load reduction due to infrastructure breakdown at a distributor level and they also have water infrastructure failures, which is bad for the economy,” Gqubule said.
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