President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that there is any incoherence in his Cabinet regarding the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with developed countries that have agreed to extend $8.5-billion in concessional financing to support South Africa’s transition from coal to renewables. He was replying to a question posed by the Good Party’s Brett Heron on whether recent conflicting comments by various Cabinet Ministers on the future of South Africa’s coal plants was not at odds with South Africa’s JETP obligations.
Six MPs who were absent from the Phala Phala impeachment vote in parliament this week without explanation are not off the hook and may still face the party’s wrath, including presidential hopeful Zweli Mkhize and tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu.