stephen-roelofse – The Mail & Guardian

/ 24 January 2008

Govt to shed light on power-crisis plans

The government is expected to outline its plans to deal with the country’s electricity crisis on Friday. Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica and Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin have called a media briefing for Friday on ”plans for electricity generation in South Africa”.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 24 January 2008

SA power cuts add to uncertainty

Recent power cuts in South Africa have enraged the public, raised questions over future investment in Africa’s biggest economy and increased scepticism in the country’s leaders at a time of political uncertainty. Economists estimate the cost of the power cuts already runs to hundreds of millions of rands.

By Michael Georgy