Scores of trucks have been queuing for days along the N2, waiting to enter the Richards Bay port. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that the Cape Town Port was facing a similar situation and that Transnet’s dysfunction was very concerning.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said the anticipated fiscal cuts would hit frontline government services the hardest, such as education, healthcare and social development, while the most vulnerable in society would feel the impact most acutely.
The WC Premier addressed guests at his 23rd Energy Digicon on Thursday, where Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced that there were plans to expand the Steenbras hydroelectric power plant.
The stay away, in its eighth day, has caused havoc in communities across Cape Town since last Thursday, as thousands of commuters have been left stranded.