Speaking in his capacity as a member of the ANC NEC as the party held a three-day meeting in Boksburg over the weekend, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa told journalists that there would definitely be less load shedding by December.
"The other concern we have of course is that this conflict could actually go beyond the borders of Israel and Palestine and engulf the entire Middle East into a conflict that the world least deserves at this point in time," said Ramaphosa.
This is after South Africa narrowly escaped sanctions from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ahead of Sunday s massive Springboks showdown against France at the Rugby World Cup.
The Cogta Minister said that even when government meets its housing or service delivery targets based on past planning, it now comes up short due to the movement of people into the big cities and metros.