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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office says he is taking the energy crisis seriously.<\/p>\n

This after Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wrote to Ramaphosa to say the national government should take the energy crisis more seriously and show it was urgently addressing the problem.<\/p>\n

“It is causing horrific damage across our economy and infringes on the fundamental rights of our citizens.<\/p>\n

“The silence from the national government to its citizens and the other spheres of government that could be his allies in addressing this crisis is deafening,” the premier said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“The national government, since the crisis emerged, did not attempt to provide our provincial government [nor, as far as I am aware, other provincial governments and the local sphere of government] with relevant, factual information on the extent of the crisis, its likely impact over the short-, medium- and long-term, or its plans to address it,” Winde added.<\/p>\n

South Africa has experienced load shedding daily this year, compared to no load shedding over the same period in 2022. It was implemented every day in November and December.<\/p>\n

Eskom announced last week stage 6 load shedding would continue until further notice.<\/p>\n

Winde has requested a response from the president by next Friday.<\/p>\n

Should Ramaphosa fail to respond, the provincial government said it might consider pursuing an intergovernmental dispute.<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, told News24: “The president is taking the energy crisis seriously as we have communicated numerous times, including the work that [the] National Energy Crisis Committee has been doing to date.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, high-profile lawyers, leaders, and major groups have issued a letter of demand to Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.<\/p>\n

They are demanding load shedding should be stopped with immediate effect, and if not, an explanation of why the government could not stop it.<\/p>\n

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