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
Eskom has faced chronic power supply constraints over the last year
The president says the entity needs to up its revenue collection from government departments and municipalities
The Medupi and Kusile boilers are substandard, because the ruling party hijacking their manufacturing process for their own profit
Fiscal consolidation is drawing to a close as the public purse was boosted by commodities, but the treasury will probably continue exercising restraint
Eskom’s new board faces the reality that the utility’s problems far outweigh the board’s solutions to achieve a 75% energy availability
A healthier public purse could signal better days ahead, but a lot remains to be seen
The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement had to balance the fiscal risk of state-owned entities and the threat their collapse posed for the economy
The three face charges of fraud and corruption stemming from a crooked deal with Swiss engineering firm Asea Brown Boveri
Carbon tax revenue must be fed back into the economy
The treasury warns that helping the ailing power utility clear its staggering debt won’t fix all its problems
The state is set to achieve a primary budget surplus a year earlier than expected
Eskom, Transnet and the public sector wage bill will feature large in next week’s medium-term budget policy statement
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
The number of comrades wanting to stash cash under their mattresses is growing faster than Zuma court case postponements
Presidential hopeful believes nuclear energy was shot down for the wrong reasons
The former executives are being pursued for the purchase of Optimum coal mine by Gupta-owned Tegeta
Legal and compliance group executive told parliament it had been successful ‘in securing an order against Mr Molefe’s pension for the return of various funds’
Commentators have weighed in on the Transnet strike’s economic hit, but strike season isn’t over yet
Five generators at five power stations had broken down overnight, according to the utility
The power utility, already burdened by a debt of R396‑billion, has taken on a R9-billion loan from the World Bank, causing economists to warn of tariff hikes