It might not quite have had the same spectator value as the fabled “family meetings” of the harsh days of the Covid-19 lockdown, but President Cyril Ramaphosa's Monday night address to the nation to announce the government's plan of action to deal with the power crisis was welcome.

There is still some air of goodwill that is generally blown towards the president despite the latest failings, real or imagined, of his leadership or lack thereof. The nation by and large wants a successful president who is seen to be in charge and on their side for the greater good of the country...