Mondli Gungubele

Mondli Gungubele said the appointment of a minister of electricity in the presidency will work. Image: Piqsels

Gungubele on the cabinet meeting

Mondli Gungubele briefed the media on the outcomes of the cabinet meeting – speaks about the Minister of Electricity appointment.

Mondli Gungubele

Mondli Gungubele said the appointment of a minister of electricity in the presidency will work. Image: Piqsels

Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele briefed the media on the outcomes of a cabinet meeting that was held on Wednesday.

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MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY WILL WORK – GUNGUBELE

Gungubele said the appointment of a minister of electricity in the presidency will work to close the “political gap” in the energy crisis.

“The president has said that I (the president) will appoint a minister of electricity who will afford and close the gap of the political part of that intervention. That minister will be empowered to take decisions in any matter that calls for a response for the electricity crisis.”

Ramaphosa announced the appointment of a minister of electricity during his State of the Nation Address on Thursday last week.

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NO INFO ON CABINET RESHUFFLE

Gungubele did not provide any details on what is believed to be an ‘imminent cabinet reshuffle’.

“If the president is going to reshuffle, he is going to reshuffle amongst ministers and I am one of the ministers and I am part of the object of the reshuffle. So can you imagine the president sitting down with me saying minister how do you think I can do this can we appreciate that.That issue is always preserved for the head of the president, no other head,” he said on the matter.

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GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO END LOAD SHEDDING

He also emphasised the government’s commitment to end the load shedding crisis.

“We have said that we are working towards ending load shedding tomorrow or this afternoon, but our immediate concern now is that we must stabilise load shedding stages.”

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Gungubele said there is a possibility of ending load shedding in a year if certain things do happen.

“So, in other words, we are careful of saying that on this specific date, it will happen,  but we are confident that we will deal with load shedding, especially now that the state of disaster is going to assist us.