'I am not the minister responsible for Eskom' - Mantashe

[Jopie Fourie]

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africans should not blame him for Eskom's woes, pointing out that the power utility is actually part of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's area of responsibility.

The minister, who faced widespread criticism this week, was speaking on the sidelines of the South African Communist Party's (SACP) special national congress in Kempton Park on Tuesday.

Deputy President David Mabuza, who also attended the congress, apologised to the country for the "inconvenience" caused by rolling blackouts, known widely as load shedding.

"To accuse me of Stage 6, when Eskom is in another ministry, that in itself is just opportunist[ic]. I am not the minister responsible for Eskom. I must be allowed to do my work within my responsibility, complement the work that is done in [the] public enterprise [portfolio].

'I am not the minister responsible for Eskom' - Mantashe says he is not to blame for blackouts | News24

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africans should not blame him for Eskom's woes, pointing out that the power utility is actually part of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's area of responsibility.

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[Jopie Fourie]

Okay, thanks for clearing that up...

 

[Ninja'd]

You're not minister of finance either but you keep on blessing the bitches.

 

[Lupus]

 

[BBSA]

These people are in bed with the communists, now wonder we are in so much shyt.

 

[ShaunSA]

We should be glad. If you were we would have ****all power.

 

[ToxicBunny]

No you aren't responsible for Eskom Gweezy, but due to your inaction and fscking backwards bullshyte there are numerous generation projects that are stalled or not selling what they can generate to Eskom or municipalities...

So in simple words, take your head out of your rectal cavity and do your fscking job and approve those generation licenses and requests for expansion of exisiting power purchase agreements (hell actually, just remove the caps that are in the power purchase agreements)

 

[TheChamp]

I wonder if it would make sense to move generation into the energy ministry after they are done with the unbundling?

 

[ArtyLoop]

BLAME SHIFT
You sir, are equally to blame.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I wonder if it would make sense to move generation into the energy ministry after they are done with the unbundling?

If Uncle Gweezy has anything to do with the Energy Ministry, then not a fscking chance.

 

[rietrot]

"Resources and energy" well that's part of the problem.

Useless idiot.

 

[R13...]

I wonder if it would make sense to move generation into the energy ministry after they are done with the unbundling?

It's an soe so wouldn't make sense. Much like state mines belong at public enterprises.

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

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[daveza]

This dinosaur and his archaic ideologies needs to ride off into the sunset.

 

[neoprema]

Ssshh Cyril on TV repeating what was said last year December....

 

[daveza]

Well what else can he say ?

"We are going to reduce our salaries so we can afford international expertise to fix the problems, we will uncover all the graft and send senior employees to jail and reduce the staff numbers to whatever the international advisers require ?