‘Significant intervention’ is needed or the power crisis will deteriorate further, council says
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
Terrifying example of how the poor functioning of state-owned enterprises – particularly Eskom and Transnet – have negatively impacted the mining sector
However, the treasury still expects the country to achieve a main budget surplus from this year onwards
The debt relief amounts to almost as much as the power utility has received in bailouts since 2008
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
Eskom loses half of its power-generating capacity, opening risks for longer cuts which will entail more than half the day with no electricity
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 energy action plan is slowly taking shape, with significant milestones reached recently, including obtaining a licence for Eskom’s new transmission company
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
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
The former Absa chief executive recently quit as head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
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 president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations
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 opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
Mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, as minerals and energy minister let off the hook to solve electricity crisis
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
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
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
Load-shedding has hastened the collapse of poorly maintained and managed municipal systems
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Lukhone Mnguni about loadshedding, South Africa’s governance crisis, the 55th ANC National Conference, and SONA
Political parties and NGOs will be taking Nersa and Eskom to court for granting the utility an 18.65% tariff hike
After a year of energy market volatility lit a fire under demand for coal, lobbyists of the commodity say it is set to stick around
Chief executive has recently come to blows with the Minerals Council South Africa, which called for her axing in a leaked letter
Power utility will buy significantly more electricity from IPPs as they come onto the grid, outgoing chief executive De Ruyter tells NCOP
According to the Minerals Council, logistical constraints induced by the railway’s setbacks have cost mining industry R51 billion in exports