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After more than a century of monopoly control under Eskom, South Africa is shifting towards a competitive multi-market electricity system, (Eskom)

From monopoly to market: Inside South Africa’s next phase of electricity reform

New report warns electricity reform hinges on execution, not policy

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)

Standard Bank ready and willing to aid finance grid expansion

The effort, needed for renewable capacity to come online, will cost about R210 billion

With labour seemingly sidelined in talks affecting the economy’s future, big business isn’t as hard done by as some believe. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Some more equal than others in South Africa’s economic tug of war

With labour seemingly sidelined in talks affecting the economy’s future, big business isn’t as hard done by as some believe

Eskom board chair Mpho Makwana has resigned. (F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom’s transmission company up and running soon, says Makwana

Eskom’s board chair was speaking on a panel about the country’s energy crisis at the South Africa Investment Conference on Thursday

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
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Pravin Gordhan: ‘This job requires resilience’

In an interview, the public enterprises minister outlined the challenges implicit in turning around state-owned entities

Three party leaders who previously spoke to M&G said they expected Ramaphosa to announce replacements for Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula

It’s clear that state-owned entities can’t be turned around by politics

With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned

Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg)

Eskom moving away from monopoly it has held for 99 years, De Ruyter says

Eskom’s unbundling is underway, with the transmission unit of the utility set to be operational in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary

Former Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter.

Q&A Sessions: ‘I cannot fix Eskom. But we can fix this’ — André de Ruyter

Meet the father, the cook and the chief executive of Eskom, who wakes up at 3am and writes speeches. André de Ruyter speaks to Athandiwe Saba about the future of the power…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: Reuters)

Ramaphosa unveils policy amendments to help struggling Eskom

Lifting the cap on private power generation is aimed at ‘easing Eskom pressure’. Producers won’t need a Nersa licence, but still require other permits