Howard Feldman | Govt's power plan is finally here, but now we need to see action

If there was one speech of the president that everyone should have tuned into, it was Monday night's address about plans to address the electricity crisis, writes Howard Feldman. 

Twelve of us were sitting around a table. It was a strategy session, and it was going well. When we stopped for lunch, I made the mistake of asking if anyone had watched the president who had addressed the nation on the energy crisis on Monday night. No one had. And not one person was up to date on what Cyril Ramaphosa had said. 

"Why?" I asked, shocked. Load shedding is arguably one of the most serious issues the country faces. I imagined those with electricity had huddled around their TVs across the country to listen to the president. And yet, in a small sample group, not one person had done so.