Sources on the board of Eskom believe that chief financial officer Calib Cassim will take over as the next CEO
The biggest highlight of the budget was the support to aid individuals and businesses to source alternative energy sources
Various financing companies are offering consumers the option to pay a monthly fee for solar energy and they will own the equipment after a certain period of time
The social development department has been allocated R35.7 billion to fund the extended social relief of distress grant
The majority of the relief comes in the form of incentives given to businesses and households investing in alternative energy
Power utility says the high court challenge to the increase is flawed in law, and could mean more load-shedding, or worse, a credit default
The ally of former president Thabo Mbeki could wield the axe over president Cyril Ramaphosa, who is yet to hear what the commission recommended about the Phala Phala scandal
Political rhetoric can’t plaster over the city’s divides and rewrite its haunted past
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
An internal report implicates Maimane as the mastermind in a plan to rid the party of its white leaders, thereby alienating white voters
An energy expert calls on the government to support small businesses and households move to renewable energy
In closing the debate on his State of the Nation address, the president said the country was not abandoning coal as a major power source
But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster
Cape Town mayor says his party must do all it can to thwart ANC-EFF coalition efforts as the latter will destroy South Africa if in power
Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister
DA leader says voters face a clear choice in next year’s national polls after president lost the opportunity to pull back from the brink
The government has shown that it is willing to explore introducing a basic income grant, which would mark a big step towards achieving growth
The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold the president to account or be accountable to voters
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
Beyond electricity, South Africa cannot continue to design its energy system based on ad-hoc responses, says conservation organisation WWF
No legal provision for calling a state of disaster because your cabinet is incompetent and your government incapable, panel hears
The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]
Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration
Miracles R Us flops – like Spurs’ title challenge
ANC leaders were caught off guard and left reeling when the president made the announcement, with allies calling for him to explain his actions
We are tired, disillusioned and disbelieving of yet more promises that fail to materialise. That’s the state we’re in
In a hint of what will come in his cabinet reshuffle, the president sidelined Mantashe with plan to appoint energy minister in the presidency
More funds expected for SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Special Investigating Unit in the government’s effort to combat crime
The president announced a state of disaster regarding the energy crisis
With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority
Complete ceremony format at a cool R8 million expected at #Sona2023 after last year’s parliament fire caused some events to be cancelled
The president delivers this year’s address from the Cape Town City Hall