Ahead of the national elections on May 29, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso says that, despite the challenges facing South Africa, voting is a foundation for democratic governance that “binds us together.” In her latest weekly newsletter, she calls on South Africans to respect the Constitution and conduct elections in a way that is “free and fair and accepts the outcomes.”
The Presidency does not anticipate that Eskom’s move to reserve scarce grid capacity for independent power producers (IPPs) participating in public procurement bidding rounds will disrupt the more than 130 private IPP projects being advanced outside of those processes to supply private consumers. Speaking during a briefing convened to report back on the reforms implemented under Operation Vulindlela, including those undertaken to address South Africa’s loadshedding crisis, the Presidency’s project management unit head Rudi Dicks lauded the progress being made through the Energy One Stop Shop to support the private projects stimulated by the reform to allow grid-connected private projects of any size to proceed without a licence.
Significant progress has been made in reforming South Africa's economy through Operation Vulindlela, a government initiative introduced four years ago to accelerate growth and transform network industries.
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