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Most opposition parties in Parliament have criticised the government for declaring the National State of Disaster to respond to the energy crises.

“What we are dealing with here is that we are dealing with the disaster created by the government itself. No honourable chairperson, you cannot allow and you cannot solve a disaster by the same people who created the disaster… To expect them to solve the disaster. Therefore the ANC government just won’t be able to solve the problem.”ACDP MP Steve Swart says existing legislation is sufficient to address the ongoing rolling blackouts.

“The electricity crises can in our view be addressed through the existing legislation and procedures. … Declaring a State of Disaster and bypassing certain procedures will create more opportunities for fraud and corruption. This is particularly so when one considers many irrational regulations under the COVID-19 State of Disaster impacting thousands of businesses and more than a million jobs.

The DA says the government should have dealt with corruption at Eskom instead of declaring a National State of Disaster to respond to the energy crisis. The party’s MP Ghaleb Cachalia says, “Surely this is where the laser focus of any administration should be – on the enabling policies; criminal syndicates and the myriad preferences of the preferential procurements; BEE; employment arrangements for the history of labour and more to free the hand of seizers… and executives; to fix the broken utility and bring alternative generation and embrace the private sector to avoid a total blackout; rescue the economy and alleviate the burden on us the...

 

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The NSD, refers to energy and Eskom. However the common term 'MALFECE' is associated with ANC involment / management of all SOE's. Joining the concern is the Post Office. Billions are pumped in anully and become unacountable. STOP ANC MALFECE!

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