Restore the power grid | Mbalula still confident blackouts will end

JOHANNESBURG - Government efforts to end power cuts aren't driven by next year's elections.

That's according to ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula.

Earlier this year, he promised South Africa blackouts would end by December.

READ: Mbalula: Blackouts will be over by end of 2023

But with the country plunged into Stage 6 power cuts, many South Africans aren't hopeful.

Mbalula says while the timeline may change, he's confident blackouts will be done away with.