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The Star reports that Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has denied speculation that there is no bad blood between himself and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
Last month President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Ramokgopa to work towards ending load shedding. "There is no fight between me and the doctor. Ramokgopa, we talk almost every seven days; we phone, we visit; we talk because our work is intertwined; I need to support him for him to do his duty fully," said Mantashe. Speaking in a radio interview on Tuesday, Mantashe said the two departments should be able to complement each other. He also said that the fight for renewables must not be transferred to the government and explained: "I don't want us to fight in government – a battle that does not belong to us. If the battle is between a minister of energy and renewable liberals, allow it to be in that space. Don’t transfer it to the space of government because it will actually pollute it. The government must sort things out, talk about them, and give the powers that are necessary to whatever minister, and there will be no fight about that.” When asked if the president send him a letter outlining the new energy distribution strategy and clarifying all of this, Mantashe said no. He indicated that there was now an agreement that was clear on his role and that of Ramokgopa's.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntombi Nkosi at The Star
- Read too, Electricity Minister with no power, no budget, no oversight, no problem, at News24
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