Concern continues to be raised over the fact that the biggest cut made to the Department of Minerals Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) 2020/21 budget is for the electrification of poor households, especially in those province with the largest connection backlogs. The cuts, which were signalled in early July, were confirmed in a Budget Vote speech delivered on July 21 by Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on behalf of Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe, who was in hospital for Covid-19.
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