My Fellow South Africans,
Tonight, I want to address you about the energy crisis that is confronting our nation.
During the past three weeks, severe load shedding has disrupted all of our lives and caused immense damage to our economy.
The daily power cuts we have been experiencing have inconvenienced millions of households and have presented huge challenges for businesses.
After more than a decade without a reliable electricity supply, South Africans are justifiably frustrated and angry.
They are fed up.
We have therefore developed a set of actions to respond to the crisis.