Ramakgopa – nicknamed Sputla – was sworn in in 2023 and is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of energy provider Eskom. Under him, South Africa has had almost a year without rolling ...

Electricity minister Sputla Ramakgopa’s brief is to get himself fired. Not coal-fired, that is, but to work himself out of his job ...

In August last year, during one of his regular media briefings, Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa mentioned a new pilot project to resolve the overwhelming municipal ...