But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster
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With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority
Over-reliance on ageing and ailing colonial infrastructure leaves over 40% of the continent’s population without electricity
Opportunity for honest, hardworking South Africans to take their pain and frustrations to the seat of the organisation that orchestrated them
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said ending blackouts is at the top of the government’s priorities as the country grapples with tough economic conditions
We enter 2023 with an energy system that has never been in worse shape
It is too slow and too expensive to compete with energy-efficiency measures and renewable energy
Presidential hopeful believes nuclear energy was shot down for the wrong reasons
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President Cyril Ramaphosa tells parliament that South Africa’s calamitous energy crisis was not wilfully brought on by any individual in government
Proposed changes to the Electricity Regulation Act to allow Eskom to buy power from more private suppliers open for public comment