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Now playing Next Green News Could South Africa’s energy ‘disaster’ speed up its solar rollout? President Ramaphosa says the emergency measure will lead to "a massive increase in power to the grid over the next 12 to 18 months." 13/02/2023
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Now playing Next no comment Watch: Delegates arrives to conference as Ramaphosa seeks re-election Despite being embroiled in a scandal, Ramaphosa looks set to be re-elected by the delegates of the ANC party. 16/12/2022
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