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
The industrial action is the latest in a series of economy-hitting upsets for the state logistics company
The state-owned electricity company is set up as a public entity but it operates like a corporation, an inevitable symptom of our neoliberal age
The president’s family chat on TV served only to leave South Africans in the dark and fuel our fury
Eskom’s blame game falls flat when one looks at the facts and figures behind the utility’s failure
Employees, including senior staff members and contractors, have stolen or deliberately broken equipment, which has contributed to load-shedding
Workers are in the throes of a cost of living crisis, which could force the government to fold on its hard line against more spending
Negotiators are concerned that 80% of the money promised by the UK, US, Germany, France and the European Union is in the form of high interest loans
The Gupta era exposed the flaws in the country’s anti-money laundering framework and now the government is dealing with the consequences
Public Enterprises’ Pravin Gordhan says there will also soon be changes to Eskom’s management team, as the ailing power utility undergoes restructuring
Several public health facilities have exhausted their 12-month supply of diesel and oil as nationwide load-shedding persists
Proposed changes to the Electricity Regulation Act to allow Eskom to buy power from more private suppliers open for public comment
Union questions the utility’s decision to stall maintenance at the nuclear power plant