Beset by political instability, the region is also the canary in the climate change coal mine
Some 4 435MW of power is out on planned maintenance, and another 8 093MW has been lost because of breakdowns to units at various power stations
The breakdown of two generating units overnight has necessitated that stage 2 load shedding be implemented from 11am on Wednesday until 5am on Monday.
Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer says the utility will continue with planned maintenance, even at the risk of load-shedding
The state capture report reveals a governance crisis at state-owned entities. Experts weigh in on how this came to be and what to do about it.
Eskom, parliament, constitutional court, looting could all be linked. ‘We smell a rat’, says Blade Nzimande
The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities
The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo found that the subversion of the procurement system and the decimation of previously sound parastatals happened on the watch of a ruling party that not only dropped the ball but pocketed the proceeds
Democracy in Action argues in court papers that the president cannot receive the report because he is implicated, and demands it be given instead to the deputy president or the public protector, or both
Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources
Eskom’s unbundling is underway, with the transmission unit of the utility set to be operational in 2022 as a wholly owned subsidiary
Eskom warns that the decision, if implemented, will cause immediate power blackouts, as well as push electricity tariffs higher
C is not for corruption. Chester Missing and the Mail & Guardian roast the cabinet ministers who are simply not performing
The Investigating Directorate has filed an application worth R2-billion that could see the mine, the shares Tegeta holds plus debt intended to be converted into a majority stake in the mine
As the increasingly less relevant ANC vacates the middle ground and the centre-left, a void opens, which will urgently need to be filled
Cyril Ramaphosa says the terms of $8.5-million climate finance offered to South Africa by wealthy countries are not yet set in stone
The delay in additional capacity to the grid was not caused by a lack of private capital, but a lack of projects
Those haggling over the keys to Durban city hall can’t smell the shit in the harbour
Eskom appeals to the public to help the utility to avoid more power outages by reducing electricity usage
The department of water and sanitation and Rand Water have addressed questions about the inauspicious timing of this week’s shutdown
Eskom has had 11 chief executives and countless board changes in 10 years, and its condition remains just as critical. Will another reshuffle make a difference?
Eskom’s chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, said a number of units were returning to service
The new finance minister said there would be no new bailout for Eskom or other parastatals, with the exception of Denel, which was thrown a lifeline after defaulting on debt to the tune of R2.9-billion
The finance minister says more grants would mean the money would have to be cut elsewhere as he sticks to fiscal consolidation
Inadequate electricity supply and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic remain a binding constraint on economic recovery in the near term, says the treasury
The beleaguered power utility has managed to recover 2000 megawatts in partial load losses from when it implemented stage four load-shedding earlier in the week
André de Ruyter assures the public that the power utility is currently on track to lift load-shedding on Saturday morning
The power utility’s external auditors said record-keeping was so inadequate that it would have to be resolved before management could devise a realistic plan to curb waste and fraud
A growth-oriented bid-term budget statement would go a long way towards creating a fertile environment for new investments
Power utility plans to move to stage three rolling blackouts from Wednesday
Bernard Moraka and Victor Tshabalala were expected to be sentenced over their two-and-a-half-year stealing campaign