Mantashe says he is not to blame for blackouts
11 December 2019
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africans should not blame him for Eskom's woes, pointing out that the power utility is actually part of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's area of responsibility.
The minister, who faced widespread criticism this week, was speaking on the sidelines of the South African Communist Party's (SACP) special national congress in Kempton Park on Tuesday.
Deputy President David Mabuza, who also attended the congress, apologised to the country for the "inconvenience" caused by rolling blackouts, known widely as load shedding.