President Cyril Ramaphosa says this week will mark 120 days without load shedding. But he also says it’s too early to claim victory. He was delivering his budget vote speech in parliament.
Tuesday represents the 118th day without load shedding. According to the government, this is the longest period of no load shedding from September to December 2020 – saving over R6 billion in diesel used during the same period. The President adds that his office is prioritising the fight against GBVF as well as corruption. While the balance sheet of SOEs is being supported as well as significant expansion of investment in infrastructure.‘Committee to oversee Presidency’
The uMkhonto weSizwe party has questioned the absence of a committee overseeing the Presidency. The party calls for the reduction of the Cabinet size and scaling down on the perks of the Executive. In addition, it says the government must borrow money from the BRICS countries rather than the IMF.The Economic Freedom Fighters says Ramaphosa must also take the water crisis and the fight against crime to his office.
The Inkatha Freedom Party puts emphasis on the plight of the South African National Defence Force. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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