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
After almost three weeks, labour and employers have reached a deal — setting the steel industry back on its path to recovery
Paddy Harper can choose not to swim in Durban’s dirty sea but he has little choice about swimming with the political sharks
South Africans listened to the weird testimony of people who denied they looted the country’s coffers — except Zuma, who refused to respond
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Eskom alone spews more sulphur dioxide into the air than the entire combined power sector emissions of any country except for India
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A rebuttal to Colin Coleman’s remarks at the National Investment Dialogue suggests South Africa certainly has a debt problem
Fleetwood Grobler, the petrochemical giant’s chief executive, says the company is transitioning from coal to gas and eventually to hydrogen.
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Like unfinished flyovers in Cape Town, global climate finance and domestic demand often don’t meet up
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
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The finance minister says the government must build a conducive environment for investment into South Africa
Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan
At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party
The bank’s chief risk officer says banks can’t stand on the sidelines of the climate crisis debate
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The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has questioned why Nersa has not immediately provided its reasons for issuing the controversial generation licences
The Minerals Council which represents about 90% of the industry, said the country’s hydrogen opportunities were a game changer
Eskom price hike is ‘unsustainable’
‘Cost-reflective tariffs’ and resolving municipal debt are needed to turn Eskom around
Environmental groups have warned that a green light from the national energy regulator for a new nuclear power plant will be challenged in court
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The deputy president said the government’s resources were not enough to address all of the problems created by the week of looting and arson
Meet the father, the cook and the chief executive of Eskom, who wakes up at 3am and writes speeches. André de Ruyter speaks to Athandiwe Saba about the future of the power utility, balancing its debt and how to make the best bully beef toast
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Legal processes required to grant a licence for South Africa’s nuclear power plant have not been followed, civil society organisations say
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The technology industry is crucial for rebuilding South Africa’s economy
The treasury said it will be better for South Africa’s domestic carbon pricing to increase significantly because this will open the door for negotiations with the European Union when the new carbon border adjusted mechanism takes effect in 2026
Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary
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What energy mix will make up for the loss of South Africa’s coal power over the next decade or two? Will renewables alone fill the gap, or is nuclear power needed?
The new plant can’t meet World Bank’s loan conditions or sulphur emissions limits
The machinations around the finance ministry at the time clearly posed the risk that the treasury would be captured, to disastrous effect, Ramaphosa said.
Tshepo Mokholo’s article on township malls misses some Kasi’s economic and social points
Additional energy will take demand pressure off Eskom’s strained supply, but the downside will be a reduction in revenue for the power utility
Fed-up residents and businesses are turning to the courts to get their local councils to take action on power outages, sewage overflows, unrepaired roads and other failures to deliver services
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
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The chief executive believes climate change is an opportunity for the utility to pivot from coal
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