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2023.02.16 20:40 GMT+8

South Africa's new power minister to oversee entire crisis response

Updated 2023.02.16 20:40 GMT+8
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South Africa's new minister of electricity will assume full responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the country's response to crippling power cuts, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday in a meeting.

Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster days ago to fight a paralyzing power crisis in the country.

A general view of some parts of Hillbrow submerged in darkness due to load-shedding (rolling blackout), Johannesburg, South Africa, January 31, 2023. /CFP

Source(s): Reuters
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