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Duncan Pieterse, who helped craft the government’s solution to Eskom’s debt despair, has been appointed director general at the national treasury.
DONDO MOGAJANE

Duncan Pieterse takes treasury top job

The new director general played a key role in developing the Eskom Debt Relief Bill

  • Sarah Smit
1 min read
Developing countries that are the most vulnerable to climate change are angry about a new text released at COP29 on Friday, which says developed countries must pay $250 billion a year until 2035 for climate action.(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CALIB CASSIM

SA’s R210 billion grid dilemma hits pause on load-shedding fix

Renewable energy could close the gap between demand and supply, ending load-shedding. But out-of-pocket Eskom must find money to upgrade its transmission infrastructure first

  • Sarah Smit
  • Mandisa Makgakga
9 min read