South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday that an end to crippling power cuts was “within reach” and pledged thousands of new jobs in a key speech ahead of knife-edge elections this year. With his historically dominant African National Congress (ANC) party struggling in the polls, Ramaphosa used a state of the nation address to highlight steps taken to address the prolonged energy crisis that has vexed businesses and families alike. We are confident that the worst is behind us and the end of load shedding is finally within reach,”…
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