Speakers line up for debate amid loud support for Zweli Mkhize, while the Ramaphosa faction chants — ‘be patient, he’s not going anywhere’
The minister said there may be different styles depending on the candidates, but the party’s policies will not waver
Party delegates chant ‘load-shedding’ as President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his political report
City Power and Eskom identify hardest-hit areas by the floods which have caused widespread and escalating damage to power infrastructure
‘It is absolutely unfair and uncalled for to use that kind of language for somebody who tried their best to get the utility out of the mess it is in’
Eskom’s chief executive resigned but will stay on until March while a successor is found
With the economy in crisis, worsened by load-shedding, the fiscus must be more responsive
Andre de Ruyter has faced criticism, including from Energy Minister Gwede Manashe, for the country’s worst power blackouts since 2008
Eskom is taking on the national regulator over a 33% price hike, while its head jumps ship
The escalating faults and outages in combination with torrential rain have led to the City of Joburg asking for a break from load-shedding
Those at Hendrina and Komati coal-fired power stations say they don’t know what a just transition is
The M&G visited Hendrina and Komati power stations to find out what people think
With pressure on the government to shift to clean energy, employees worry about their future
Things won’t get better over the next 12 months, says spokesperson, as energy crisis deepens
If a just transition is to be achieved, there must also be major societal changes.
Utility cites a high number of breakdowns since midnight, as well as the requirement to strictly preserve the remaining emergency generation reserves.
A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water and electricity for parts of November
The money will be used to improve South Africa’s ability to fight serious corruption
The power utility says it is inaccurate to suggest that it has deliberately delayed the vetting process for its executives
The State Security Agency claims the Eskom chief executive is withholding information that is needed for vetting senior officials
Andre De Ruyter will begin his third year as the power utility’s chief executive in January
The power utility can no longer pay its suppliers but a short-term solution is in place while the treasury comes up with a payment solution
This follows the country securing billions of rands for the just energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable electricity
Mpumalanga, the province ‘where the sun rises’, takes centre stage in SA’s Just Energy Transition Plan
The embattled utility said a breakdown of generation capacity, lack of diesel and low storage dam levels had resulted in stage 4
Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just
Building more renewable plants is not a silver bullet to stop load-shedding, the energy minister told MPs
The tide is turning, impunity is no longer a given, says national prosecutions boss Shamila Batoyi
Economist don’t expect an upgrade anytime soon, but the country is in a better position to claw back its investment grade rating
Eskom’s Jan Oberholzer says South Africans should to prepare for more power cuts over the next year
Our problems are load-shedding, high unemployment, unfavourable investment conditions, corruption and collapsing infrastructure
The additional funds from France and Germany will be used to shift South Africa to cleaner energy, so mitigating Ekom’s debt