South Africa President Cyril Romaphasa has appointed a former mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa into a newly created ministerial post of electricity in an effort to address to the country’s long running power crisis.
Power cuts of up to 12 hours a day in South Africa has made the government to declare a national disaster and allegations of high level corruption at the state run energy giant Eskom.
Eskom firm is massively in debt-almost $24bn as stated by the former chief executive recently as senior politicians were looting the firm.
However the rolling power cuts are strangling the economy which some making people fury over constant blackouts which might even cost the government Party ANC in next year’s elections.
Mr Romaphasa earlier on Monday appointed the deputy head of the ANC Paul Mashatile as deputy president.
He also replaced the outspoken Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu who has opposed the president in the recent months . Her position was handed to a leader of the small opposition party GOOD, Patricia de Lille.
Other who were replaced were the sports arts and culture minister as well as the minister in the presidency for women , youth and persons with disabilities.