With the country in its 115th day of load-shedding, De Ruyter leaves with immediate effect after accusing the ANC of seeing Eskom as a “eating trough” in an explosive interview
Coal still dominates the domestic energy mix, providing 81.4% of the total system load, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
The reopening of the Chinese economy has prompted a large demand for oil, pushing domestic fuel prices higher
There’s not just one person to blame for decades of mismanagement of an electricity crisis that was made known some 25 years ago
Two reports reveal what bosses and businesses worldwide are most concerned about. In South Africa, Eskom and cyber risks are big concerns
The country must focus on increasing the use of existing production capacity and subsidising new and emerging industries
The state’s ambitions for the country to become a middle-class economy are throttled by blackouts, corruption and structural and policy problems
Carlos Lopes, the former executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission on Africa, makes his case in this interview with Sakiko Fukuda-Parr as to why Africa should take advice on development politics and knowledge from Asia.
Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations
The increasing levels of load-shedding harms economic growth and the government’s ability to address the country’s pressing social needs
The country needs to make this transition work, or risk losing up to 50% of its export value
Despite new management, problems that are costing the economy dearly continue to compound. Can the logistical behemoth turn the tide?
An increasing number of inquiries for debt counselling are from first-time home and car buyers who took advantage of low interest rates during Covid-19
The World Cup can trigger intense emotions in a way that no other sporting mega-event can
Statistics South Africa says 204 000 jobs were gained between the second quarter and the third quarter of 2022
As the economic crisis worsens mental health professionals see a parallel rise in domestic violence
UK governments borrow money for deficit spending from corporations and the rich. But the very beneficiaries of the tax cuts Truss proposed were these ‘investors’, who baulked
Eskom’s new board faces the reality that the utility’s problems far outweigh the board’s solutions to achieve a 75% energy availability
The medium-term budget policy statement has received criticism and praise from civil society
The former deputy finance minister has offered a stinging analysis of the electoral bill, calling it constitutionally flawed
Drunk on hubris, the UK’s Tory party has followed a populist path to instability. The ANC and its opposition peers follow a similar path
To ensure efficiency the public procurement system need to be streamlined, using sound technical processes and tools to improve procedures
From technology startups to innovations in industries such as agriculture and transport, they are creating jobs and opportunities for themselves and their peers
If we want a better country then we need to stop spouting slogans, organise and work together
The world must use the United Nations Climate Change Conference to inspire an approach to mitigation and adaptation that is based on trust, justice and equity
In 2021, South Africa had the third-highest number of cybercrime victims worldwide and it cost the economy R2.2-billion a year
Capital markets are no longer falling over themselves to fund our electricity generation, but South Africa’s leaders should have acted with urgency years ago
An increase in foreign direct investment could be the way to unlock economic opportunity
Solving our electricity crisis is set to become more difficult as the world now faces power shortages. We aren’t the only game in town
Inflation, that ‘problem’ torturing capitalist economies these days, offers us the first example of such policies
This cannot be rectified without redistributing wealth and property – and therefore power
The market is the pillar of capitalist ideology, yet it is just another human institution invented and reinvented periodically across human history