John Steenhuisen: Eskom is bringing country's economy to knees
Rolling blackouts resumed mid-last week, with Eskom saying
several generation units had broken down while a few hadn't yet returned from
maintenance.
At the time, it said the power cuts would end on Sunday.
But yesterday, the utility said loadshedding would continue with Stage 1 overnight and then Stage 2 from this morning.
DA leader, John Steenhuisen says long-lasting solutions are needed to this problem.
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There is no way we will rebuild our economy if Eskom can't keep the lights on. What if the economy wants to pick up and business wants to reopen where must those megawatt-hours come from.
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"And that is why they should be the first big reform undertaken by ANC government this year. And I consider that we have had these rolling blackouts for a full 15 years already. Eskom is one giant controlled parastatal simply does not work and it's going to drag our country down with it."
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