'We want to play a role as a strategic political centre, not tail behind' - Cosatu, SACP slam President Ramaphosa's decision to appoint a Minister of Electricity without consultation. SONA2023 TheCitizenNews Read the full story here⬇️
“The pronouncement undermined the role of the alliance, excluded a consideration of other options, and portrayed a picture of presidential unilateralism.The SACP and Cosatu also bemoaned the state of Eskom and other state-owned enterprises that are struggling.
They said Eskom’s productive capacity to generate electricity, transmit and distribute it uninterruptedly had collapsed altogether. “The destruction of Eskom’s productive capacity undermined the impressive post-1994 household electrification programme. So were the poor designs, poor work and failures to meet completion deadlines at the belatedly introduced Medupi and Kusile power station projects.
“These are also among the factors that built up the Eskom debt crisis and led to the collapse of the chimney stack at Kusile Power Station in 2022 and the explosion at Medupi Power Station in 2021. The two accidents amounted to additional costs, also causing further project completion delays.”
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