Last week, the country was plunged into stage six load-shedding when Eskom workers went on strike. A wage settlement was reached on Tuesday, but Eskom warned that it will take time to recover
It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables
Some of the conditions in which the July unrest occurred have abated but others, such as the spiralling cost of living, have worsened
The higher producer prices come after consumer inflation also bucked consensus expectations
During a webinar on Wednesday, the group chief executive of EOH, Stephen van Coller, called private sector participation in the Zondo commission into state capture ‘disappointing’
Some small to medium businesses are taking as long as 180 days to settle debts, according to an assessment by international insurer Allianz Trade
This is according to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, who placed the blame for stage six load-shedding on unprotected strike action
Producer price inflation reached 13.1% in April, marking the highest print since 2012
The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities