President's Coordinating Council meets to discuss energy crisis

Winde says the meeting follows a letter he wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa, outlining the destruction the energy crisis is wreaking on the Western Cape.

"I wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa this week urgently appealing for transparency on the national government's plan to address the energy crisis. I reiterate: given the catastrophic impact this crisis has had on the economy and that it infringes on the fundamental rights of our citizens, we desperately need a tangible national plan that delivers urgent action. 

"All South Africans want to see this crisis resolved. Myself and my government are ready to work with all spheres of government, the private sector, and civil society to support national government in acting with urgency for all of us," said the premier.

Winde added: "We must see urgency emerge from this PCC, which has been sorely lacking for too long, while citizens are left feeling abandoned and hopeless. It is inexcusable that when facing a crisis of this magnitude we are left with morsels and rumors, but nothing concrete."

Winde has also urged the president to address the country following today's PCC meeting to be honest with the nation about the scale of the devastation and what is being done by his government to address the crisis.

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