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Andre De Ruyter

Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?
Opinion
/ 4 October 2021

Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?

Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up

By Richard Calland
Eskom’s double-digit tariff request unaffordable for struggling consumers
Business
/ 5 September 2021

Eskom’s double-digit tariff request unaffordable for struggling consumers

Eskom price hike is ‘unsustainable’

By Lyse Comins
Eskom debt down R81.9-billion, but municipal debt and servicing outstanding debt affects liquidity
Business
/ 1 September 2021

Eskom debt down R81.9-billion, but municipal debt and servicing outstanding debt affects liquidity

‘Cost-reflective tariffs’ and resolving municipal debt are needed to turn Eskom around

By Lyse Comins
Is listing, privatisation the answer for debt-ridden Eskom?
Business
/ 8 August 2021

Is listing, privatisation the answer for debt-ridden Eskom?

The chief executive believes climate change is an opportunity for the utility to pivot from coal

By Tunicia Phillips
In the (power) gloom again
Opinion
/ 10 June 2021

In the (power) gloom again

The Prince of Darkness is load-shredding us and, with ANC elections ahead, in KZN the guns are coming out

By Paddy Harper
No retrenchments as Eskom forges ahead with unbundling
Business
/ 28 May 2021

No retrenchments as Eskom forges ahead with unbundling

The power utility will keep the peace with organised labour, André de Ruyter has assured

By Sarah Smit
Leaking De Ruyter’s affidavit countering racism claims was ‘malicious’ and reckless, says Scopa chairman
National
/ 12 April 2021

Leaking De Ruyter’s affidavit countering racism claims was ‘malicious’ and reckless, says Scopa chairman

Mkhuleko Hlengwa has pointed to people in Eskom or the public enterprises department for making the document public

By Eunice Masson
Police violence: A life stolen
Opinion
/ 12 March 2021

Police violence: A life stolen

There’s a darkness on the streets – and it is not caused by Eskom – as the cops unleash
a new wave of unnecessary violence

By Paddy Harper
Eskom makes proposals to protect the poor from power price hikes
Business
/ 17 February 2021

Eskom makes proposals to protect the poor from power price hikes

On Tuesday energy regulator Nersa announced that it would allow the ailing power utility to recover an additional R10-billion through tariffs.

By Sarah Smit
Eskom electricity hikes won’t shock SA’s battered economy — De Ruyter
Business
/ 16 February 2021

Eskom electricity hikes won’t shock SA’s battered economy — De Ruyter

During a podcast discussion, the ailing power utility’s chief executive said there would be efforts to avoid further hurting distressed businesses

By Sarah Smit
Carlos on powerfully obvious solutions
Cartoons
/ 11 February 2021

Carlos on powerfully obvious solutions

What to do, what to do… If only there was a way for Mantashe and De Ruyter to reliably produce power while protecting the environment.

By Carlos
Eskom caught in debt trap
Business
/ 4 September 2020

Eskom caught in debt trap

Eskom is appealing an interdict by the courts to stop it from interrupting power to municipalities that owe it billions of rands

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Eskom and treasury fight needs urgent attention
Business
/ 3 September 2020

Eskom and treasury fight needs urgent attention

Early signs of instability are creeping into struggling power utility as forces fighting for space in the parastatal take battle to the very top at Megawatt Park

By Sabelo Skiti
Eskom and treasury locked in multibillion-rand tender bunfight
Business
/ 27 August 2020

Eskom and treasury locked in multibillion-rand tender bunfight

Independent investigation into Eskom reveals fractious board discussions, involving accusations and counter-accusations, as allegations of corruption sink contract

By Sabelo Skiti
Budget 2020 — Tito squares up to unions with wage cuts
Article
/ 26 February 2020

Budget 2020 — Tito squares up to unions with wage cuts

Finance minister warns “we cannot have all things we want at the same time” and tables cuts in things like the public wage bill in a R1.84 trillion budget

By Tshegofatso Mathe
In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa must tread the line between promises and reality
Article
/ 12 February 2020

In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa must tread the line between promises and reality

South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action

By Bongekile Macupe
New load-shedding crisis looms
Article
/ 31 January 2020

New load-shedding crisis looms

The treasury’s rejection of South32’s proposal to increase the value of its Eskom contract by R1.2-billion could spark a coal shortage for the parastatal

By Thanduxolo Jika and Sabelo Skiti
Some tips for Eskom’s new boss
Article
/ 10 January 2020

Some tips for Eskom’s new boss

Regular maintenance, zero corruption and no emergency coal procurement are the main issues

By Vuslat Bayoglu
Ground zero with Eskom’s De Ruyter
Article
/ 19 November 2019

Ground zero with Eskom’s De Ruyter

The former head of stressed Nampak has been brought in to set right the floundering utility

By Kevin Davie
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