The Lights Are On in South Africa and Many People Are Suspicio | South Africa Reports
The Lights Are On in South Africa and Many People Are Suspicious
State of electricity supply is key election campaign issue Unreliable power grid worsened under President Ramaphosa
South Africa is enjoying a rare streak of uninterrupted electricity right before elections, drawing more suspicion than praise in a nation that’s become accustomed to the daily power cuts that have dragged on for years.
The country is currently in its fourth successive week of no outages — the longest period South Africans have consistently had electricity supply in more than two years.
The recovery coincides with political parties ramping up their campaigns before the May 29 vote, in which the ruling African National Congress risks losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in three decades. Almost two-thirds of people in a BrandMapp-Silverstone survey last year said they’d consider not voting for the ANC because of power cuts.
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