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ESKOM

Vavi, NUM add to calls for De Ruyter and company to leave Eskom
Business
/ 9 November 2021

Vavi, NUM add to calls for De Ruyter and company to leave Eskom

Saftu and NUM leaders warn that load-shedding will cause devastating job losses and scupper economic recovery

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom escalates load-shedding to stage four
National
/ 8 November 2021

Eskom escalates load-shedding to stage four

The state power utility, saddled with a creaking generation infrastructure, has been forced to increase rolling blackouts to avoid overwhelming the national grid

By Sarah Smit
Godongwana’s inaugural budget: austerity vs social security
Business
/ 7 November 2021

Godongwana’s inaugural budget: austerity vs social security

Economists predict the finance minister will speak about the basic income grant, the effect of the July riots on the fiscus, and bailouts

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
Stage 4 load-shedding returns as diesel runs out
National
/ 5 November 2021

Stage 4 load-shedding returns as diesel runs out

Eskom said it would scale back to stage 2 outages from early Saturday for the rest of the weekend but was no longer able to compensate by burning open-cycle gas turbines

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom implements load-shedding; IEC says it won’t affect vote counting
Politics
/ 2 November 2021

Eskom implements load-shedding; IEC says it won’t affect vote counting

Eskom has announced that stage two load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Tuesday afternoon until 5am on Wednesday morning.

By Anathi Madubela
LGE 2021: Thousands turned away, but IEC says it is not to blame
Politics
/ 2 November 2021

LGE 2021: Thousands turned away, but IEC says it is not to blame

The IEC came out guns blazing on Tuesday, despite thousands of voters who had registered in September being turned away because of technical glitches

By Khaya Koko
Eskom: Light will shine on election
Business
/ 28 October 2021

Eskom: Light will shine on election

Earlier this week, the ailing utility’s chief operating officer assured the public it would try to avoid load-shedding as voters head to the polls on Monday

By Tunicia Phillips
Reforming Sasol and Eskom: South Africa’s ‘carbon criminals’
The Green Guardian
/ 28 October 2021

Reforming Sasol and Eskom: South Africa’s ‘carbon criminals’

South Africa’s biggest polluters but they say they’re turning the ship around, but concerns remain over the use of gas as a fossil fuel in their proposals

By Tunicia Phillips and Sheree Bega
The bins get emptied ahead of voting day, but will Pravin and Andre keep the light on?
Opinion
/ 28 October 2021

The bins get emptied ahead of voting day, but will Pravin and Andre keep the light on?

The Tembisa 10 may be a figment of somebody’s imagination, but Eskom’s Misery Twins are not

By Paddy Harper
Eskom to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to avoid load-shedding for elections
National
/ 27 October 2021

Eskom to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to avoid load-shedding for elections

Stage four load-shedding rolled out to ensure the polls on Monday 1 November are energy secure

By Tunicia Phillips
Eskom resorts to stage four load-shedding
National
/ 27 October 2021

Eskom resorts to stage four load-shedding

Stage-four outages will continue until Friday after the loss of two units during the night, and three in total at Medupi, Kusile and Matla power plants tripping

By Emsie Ferreira
Former Eskom finance controller found guilty of R35m fraud
National
/ 27 October 2021

Former Eskom finance controller found guilty of R35m fraud

Bernard Moraka and Victor Tshabalala, the director of a coal transport company, defrauded the power utility by claiming payments for work not done

By Khaya Koko
DA councillor in Ramaphosa’s ward wants his vote
Politics
/ 27 October 2021

DA councillor in Ramaphosa’s ward wants his vote

The president lives in ward 90, which includes the wealthy suburb of Hyde Park

By Lizeka Tandwa
Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’
Politics
/ 26 October 2021

Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’

The Ekurhuleni mayor’s family home and the Katlehong section in which it is situated are spared the debilitating five-hour blackouts from powerless Eskom

By Khaya Koko
Eskom will try to avoid blackouts during local government elections
Politics
/ 25 October 2021

Eskom will try to avoid blackouts during local government elections

Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said the ailing state power utility’s staff would be on standby as South Africans cast their votes on 1 November

By Sarah Smit
Steel strike: Workers struck while the iron was hot
Business
/ 25 October 2021

Steel strike: Workers struck while the iron was hot

After almost three weeks, labour and employers have reached a deal — setting the steel industry back on its path to recovery

By Sarah Smit
Lights are on but all else is dark
Opinion
/ 14 October 2021

Lights are on but all else is dark

Paddy Harper can choose not to swim in Durban’s dirty sea but he has little choice about swimming with the political sharks

By Paddy Harper
Zondo villains: Amnesiac, paranoid, unhinged
National
/ 9 October 2021

Zondo villains: Amnesiac, paranoid, unhinged

South Africans listened to the weird testimony of people who denied they looted the country’s coffers — except Zuma, who refused to respond

By Luke Feltham and Paddy Harper
Eskom is the world’s worst-polluting power company by SO2
The Green Guardian
/ 6 October 2021

Eskom is the world’s worst-polluting power company by SO2

Eskom alone spews more sulphur dioxide into the air than the entire combined power sector emissions of any country except for India

By Sheree Bega
Social welfare: Investment not debt, taxation and consumption
Opinion
/ 5 October 2021

Social welfare: Investment not debt, taxation and consumption

A rebuttal to Colin Coleman’s remarks at the National Investment Dialogue suggests South Africa certainly has a debt problem

By Isaah Mhlanga
Sasol on ‘rollercoaster’ ride to a green future
Business
/ 4 October 2021

Sasol on ‘rollercoaster’ ride to a green future

Fleetwood Grobler, the petrochemical giant’s chief executive, says the company is transitioning from coal to gas and eventually to hydrogen.

By Sarah Smit
Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?
Opinion
/ 4 October 2021

Ramaphosa’s panel calls for end to coal, but who’ll fund it?

Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up

By Richard Calland
It’s time to clean up South Africa’s polluted air
The Green Guardian
/ 3 October 2021

It’s time to clean up South Africa’s polluted air

Families in areas of Mpumalanga have to choose between work and health, but new WHO air quality guidelines say the time to act is now

By Sheree Bega
Godongwana: South Africa needs to reform power industry
Business
/ 1 October 2021

Godongwana: South Africa needs to reform power industry

The finance minister says the government must build a conducive environment for investment into South Africa

By Anathi Madubela
Climate envoys visit South Africa to plan for the end of coal ahead of COP26
The Green Guardian
/ 29 September 2021

Climate envoys visit South Africa to plan for the end of coal ahead of COP26

Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan

By Tunicia Phillips
We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto
Politics
/ 28 September 2021

We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto

At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party

By Lizeka Tandwa
No more cash for coal FirstRand says
Business
/ 24 September 2021

No more cash for coal FirstRand says

The bank’s chief risk officer says banks can’t stand on the sidelines of the climate crisis debate

By Sarah Smit
Nersa approves Karpowership generation licences
Business
/ 22 September 2021

Nersa approves Karpowership generation licences

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has questioned why Nersa has not immediately provided its reasons for issuing the controversial generation licences

By Anathi Madubela
SA hydrogen energy development poised to unlock investment
The Green Guardian
/ 9 September 2021

SA hydrogen energy development poised to unlock investment

The Minerals Council which represents about 90% of the industry, said the country’s hydrogen opportunities were a game changer

By Tunicia Phillips
Eskom’s double-digit tariff request unaffordable for struggling consumers
Business
/ 5 September 2021

Eskom’s double-digit tariff request unaffordable for struggling consumers

Eskom price hike is ‘unsustainable’

By Lyse Comins
Eskom debt down R81.9-billion, but municipal debt and servicing outstanding debt affects liquidity
Business
/ 1 September 2021

Eskom debt down R81.9-billion, but municipal debt and servicing outstanding debt affects liquidity

‘Cost-reflective tariffs’ and resolving municipal debt are needed to turn Eskom around

By Lyse Comins
Nuke hearings: Eskom safety plans ‘f lawed’
The Green Guardian
/ 28 August 2021

Nuke hearings: Eskom safety plans ‘f lawed’

Environmental groups have warned that a green light from the national energy regulator for a new nuclear power plant will be challenged in court

By Tunicia Phillips
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