The Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho has received medical attention after he was involved in a car accident on Sunday afternoon.
Driven by protectors
This was confirmed in a media statement by the ministry in the presidency responsible for electricity on Sunday evening, saying the car crash happened while he was travelling from the North West. The incident happened while he was being driven by his protectors.
“Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, the Minister of Electricity, was involved in an accident this afternoon, 14 April 2024, while travelling from the North West Province to Gauteng,” read the statement issued by the ministry’s Tsakane Khambane.
“The accident involved the car the minister was being driven in with two protectors, and another vehicle,” said Khambane.
She further revealed that all the people who were involved in the accident received medical attention, and Ramokgopa was not admitted to the hospital.
Prompt medical attention
“All individuals involved in the accident received prompt medical attention, and after a thorough examination, the minister has been discharged without hospital admission.
“The minister is doing well and has expressed his heartfelt and sincere wishes for a speedy and optimal recovery to those injured in the accident. He also sends best wishes to all individuals affected by the incident,” said Khambane.
First minister of electricity
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Ramokgopa as the first Minister in the Presidency for Electricity in March last year.
His appointment came as government-owned Eskom battled for consecutive days to keep the lights on, negatively impacting the economy.
Ramaphosa at the time said Ramokgopa’s primary goal will be to drive the government’s programme of significantly reducing the “severity and frequency of load shedding as a matter of urgency” and to expedite the government’s work to ensure the full implementation of the Energy Action Plan.
“To effectively oversee the electricity crisis response, the appointed Minister will have political responsibility, authority, and control over all critical aspects of the Energy Action Plan. This will help to deal with the challenge of fragmentation of responsibility across various departments and ministers, which, while appropriate under normal circumstances, is not conducive to a crisis response,” said Ramaphosa.
