DA leader Mmusi Maimane has called on National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete to reconvene parliament urgently to deliberate on the country’s energy crisis | Neo_Gee
Maimane says all political parties need to be present so that the constant blackouts that the country is facing can be urgently discussed and proposals be tabled.
“We have to ask all our members of parliament to recognise the problems that the country is facing," Maimane said. “I’d like to request that parliament be reconvened urgently to establish an ad hoc committee consisting with [members of] the committees of energy, public enterprise and trade and industry.”
The opposition party’s request comes as the country has grappled with rotational power cuts for about two weeks and, as a result, businesses, schools and other industries have found themselves severely affected. Maimane said the ad hoc committee on Eskom must be tasked with passing the ISMO Bill which seeks to break up the power utility into separate generation and supply entities.
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