The Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has welcomed the proposal to declare the ongoing loadshedding a state of national disaster to assist State-owned utility Eskom to manage the energy crisis. The committee voiced these sentiments during a briefing from the Department of Public Enterprises on progress made in addressing the Auditor-General’s audit findings with respect to the department and its associated State-owned companies (SOCs). The committee also received an update on the SOC Shareholder Management Bill.