South Africa's electricity minister's first year in office

[Daniel Puchert]

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa's first year as electricity minister

President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as electricity minister in March 2023, and his first year in office has been fruitful.

While Ramokgopa made various promises he couldn't keep, Eskom's energy availability factor (EAF) has shown marked improvement, and the power utility hasn't implemented load-shedding for 75 days.

 

[Lupus]

Today might be LS, though they might just recover, but power alert is not looking good

 

[Fuzzbox]

Done absolutely nothing for R3million a year.

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Did they atleast get him a cake with some sparklers instead of candles?

 

[TheExaminedLife]

Done absolutely nothing for R3million a year.

A bit of an unfair assertion considering Eskom’s improvement

 

[dualmeister]

Done absolutely nothing for R3million a year.

We got this gem though.

 

[UB40]

Done absolutely nothing for R3million a year.

I have had no load shedding for 3 months

 

[Longboi]

I have had no load shedding for 3 months

Same.

The new Minister of Elections made sure load-shedding was kept at bay until after 29 May. We will see it return with a vengeance now that winter is coming.

Take out your pack of candles and paraffin lamp and keep it ready

 

[UB40]

Same.

The new Minister of Elections made sure load-shedding was kept at bay until after 29 May. We will see it return with a vengeance now that winter is coming.

Take out your pack of candles and paraffin lamp and keep it ready

Disagree
The electricity stations are running smoothly and Jhb is on a reduced load which is helping our grid stay healthy
This new guy knows what he is doing
Worth R3mill a year any day, that is pocket change compared to what it was costing the country per day during load shedding

 

[wingnut771]

A bit of an unfair assertion considering Eskom’s improvement

Not when you hear him tell Eskom employees that he doesn't know anything because he's a civil engineer and that they must tell him what to do.

 

[Lupus]

Not when you hear him tell Eskom employees that he doesn't know anything because he's a civil engineer and that they must tell him what to do.

It's all that diesel they burning man, it's stinking up the place all the ways from Mpumalanga.

 

[TheChamp]

A bit of an unfair assertion considering Eskom’s improvement

But we only know to apportion blame when things are not going well, giving credit when things are going right is not our strong suit.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

But we only know to apportion blame when things are not going well, giving credit when things are going right is not our strong suit.

You mean when your tjommies actually do their jobs?

 

[wingnut771]

You mean when your tjommies actually do their jobs?

and a job that only exists because other people didn't do their jobs.

 

[Tomtomtom]

So is the electricity minister a permanent post now?

How many days without loadshedding before Ramokgopa considers his job done?

 

[Lupus]

So is the electricity minister a permanent post now?

How many days without loadshedding before Ramokgopa considers his job done?

Depends on the new government

 

[UB40]

So is the electricity minister a permanent post now?

How many days without loadshedding before Ramokgopa considers his job done?

If there is no load shedding I am happy he stays permanent

 

[TheChamp]

So is the electricity minister a permanent post now?

How many days without loadshedding before Ramokgopa considers his job done?

 

[wingnut771]

If there is no load shedding I am happy he stays permanent

I will bet the house loadshitting will be back in october.

 

[UB40]

I will bet the house loadshitting will be back in october.

I hope not. Life is so much nicer now that Andre left town and we all have street lights on at night