Eskom is racing to recruit as many skilled people as possible, regardless of skin colour, Cyril Ramaphosa says.
No minister, no deputy minister, no director general, late paperwork, and a broken air conditioning system marked the start of an energy department briefing.
Government will "not do anything foolish" over land ownership to scare away investors, the Land Reform Minister said.
Levels of hostility are growing among the unemployed, Cosatu Western Cape secretary Tony Ehrenreich warned.
The Cosatu-led protest against labour broking and e-tolling appears set to cause major disruption on Wednesday in Cape Town's CBD.
