South Africa’s president has appointed the country’s first electricity minister in an effort to address the unprecedented power shortages there.
Kgo-sientsho Ramo-kgopa’s most pressing task will be to end the daily blackouts, which can last up to 15 hours a day.
He will also have to deal with allegations of corruption at the state-run energy giant, Eskom.
The outages have been badly affecting homes and businesses for months.
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