- 22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- A 5% reduction would equate to 6 000 gigawatt hours a year and would cost less than new power plants.
- 30 Nov 2012 11:52 - Dirk de Vos
- The underlying foundation of the country's economy is that electricity has been cheap, readily available and abundant, writes Dirk de Vos.
- 09 Dec 2009 12:31 - Staff Reporter
- South African power utility Eskom's proposed tariff hikes could be the death knell for the mining industry, auditing firm BDO warned on Wednesday.
- 02 Dec 2009 12:01 - Staff Reporter
- Electricity parastatal Eskom's revised tariff increase proposal will not help growth in the country, the ANC said on Wednesday.
- 01 Dec 2009 14:44 - Staff Reporter
- Opposition parties on Tuesday rejected Eskom's proposed 35% tariff increase, saying it did little to "dampen concerns" about the effects of inflation.
- 27 Nov 2009 11:38 - Lloyd Gedye
- Eskom's tariff increases will harm the economy so an alternative is needed, writes Lloyd Gedye.
- 19 Nov 2009 11:32 - Janice Roberts
- South Africa could have the world's most expensive electricity if Eskom gets its tariff increases, an economist said on Thursday.
- 18 Nov 2009 09:37 - Staff Reporter
- Eskom denied reports by Radio 702 on Wednesday that it was considering dropping its proposed tariff increase by 10% from 45%.
- 23 Oct 2009 10:00 - Faranaaz Parker
- Many residents of Soweto don't fret about electricity cut-offs, they simply call the 'technician'.
- 17 Oct 2009 06:00 - Kevin Davie
- Eskom has been battling to keep the lights on. Now it wants to shoot them out.
- 16 Oct 2009 06:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Eskom's request for further tariff hikes has economists concerned that the spike will place further pressure on consumer price inflation.
- 14 Oct 2009 17:06 - Staff Reporter
- Electricity parastatal Eskom's latest proposed tariff hike will administer "a serious shock to the economy" next year, Busa said on Wednesday.
- 13 Oct 2009 14:50 - Staff Reporter
- Cosatu said on Tuesday it is extremely angry at what it called Eskom's "outrageous and insensitive" request for a 45% a year electricity tariff hike.
- 17 Jul 2009 12:44 - Staff Reporter
- Many South Africans are cutting down on electricity consumption after Eskom was granted a 31% tariff hike, a survey has found.
