Gordhan should answer for R20m diesel spending spree for King’s memorial
19 March 2021
The DA will submit parliamentary questions to Minister Pravin Gordhan to answer for Eskom’s R20 million diesel spending spree to keep the lights on for King Goodwill Zwelithini’s memorial service.
Yesterday, the power utility suspended stage 2 loadshedding between 10:00 and 14:00, in order to for the nation “to mourn the passing of the King”.
While the DA shares in the pain of the nation, it is hard to find justifiable reasons behind why Eskom would suspend loadshedding for a memorial service but fail to extend similar reprieve and courtesy to thousands of people who are fighting for their lives in hospitals and business that are suffering as a result of Covid and loadshedding.
It is for this reason that the DA will submit parliamentary questions, to ascertain: