Ramaphosa’s ‘New Dawn’ has become the worst loadshedding period on record
8 March 2022
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After promising to address the country’s crippling electricity challenges when he came to power, President Cyril Ramaphosa now ironically holds the dubious honour of having presided over the worst loadshedding period since 2018.
Independent estimates show that since 2018 when President Ramaphosa came to power, South Africa has shed 4 136 GWh of electricity. The economic cost of this loadshedding crisis has resulted in record unemployment and a very high cost of living for vulnerable South Africans.
While the DA understands that years of mismanagement, neglect and corruption has left Eskom on the verge of implosion, South Africans deserve better than a few hours’ notice before their power is disrupted.