Musa ukuchitha isikhathi wena siyasebenza la. [Uhleko.] Uzocisithela isikhathi la. [Ihlombe.] [Do not waste our time. [Laughter.] Can't you see that we are busy working? You are wasting our time. [Applause.]]
We have to revert back to the mechanisms that we relied upon in 2008, including non-Eskom generation, fuel switching through LP gas, LPG, and other appropriate customer behaviour changes.
Kubalulekile ukuthi imikhandlu - ewu!, uyangiphazamisa, awukahle kancane - kubalulekile ukuthi imikhandlu ibe nezinhlelo ezizokwazi ukuthi bakwazi ukonga ugesi. Kungabi ukuthi yonke imikhandlu ifuna ugesi. Yibani nezinhlelo zokukwazi ukuwonga lo gesi esiwufunayo. (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[It is important for municipalities - please! You are disturbing me, please wait a little bit. It is important that all municipalities devise ways to save their electricity. You all need it, so you must save it.]
These are the things that we can do together in the spirit espoused by the ANC of achieving more by working together. [Applause.] We have initiated a campaign urging communities to ensure that their cylinders are filled up. The LPG suppliers have assured the department that they will produce adequate LPG and import the shortfall where needed.
Uyashweba-ke umhlonisha u-Greyling ngoba abakhiqizi be-LPG bayasithembisa ukuthi bazosilekelela. Ngeke kube njengoba yena ecabanga. (Translation of isiZulu paragraph follows.)
[Mr Greyling will be disappointed to learn that the suppliers of LPG gas have promised to assist us. It will not be as bad as he expects.]
We have kept the lights on for the past seven years without any major disruptions and we remain committed to keeping the lights on. Ngiyabonga. [Thank you.] [Time expired.] [Applause.]