EFF’s memorandum to Eskom
28 February 2020
We the Economic Freedom Fighters, on behalf of all South Africans young and old, poor and economically marginalized from all walks of life across the length and breadth of our land, towns, townships, informal settlements and rural areas, workplaces and campuses, who wish to have access to decent, reliable and affordable electricity, demand urgent intervention to save Eskom. Stabilisation of energy source, in particular electricity, is important for an economic-development strategy that include the development of more industries.
Eskom is recipient of the People's March Against Loadshedding and privatisation of Eskom because at the moment, it has the responsibility to ensure stability of electricity generation and supply. Eskom supplies more than 90% of South Africa's power. For South Africa to build a capable state, stabilise the economy and move towards industrialisation, electricity supply security and pricing is a non-negotiable.
Historically, Eskom has been part of a mineral-energy complex that has benefitted few businesses and corporations at the expense of massive electrification of South Africa and the continent. While majority of South Africans have electricity in their homes, Eskom carries the potential and uncontested obligation to play a central role in massive industrialisation and development of South Africa and the African continents.
We have come here carrying the cries of millions of South Africans, who have suffered through high electricity prices and loadshedding, in the People's March Against Loadshedding and privatisation, under the capable and solid leader the Economic Freedom Fighters to make the following demands: