If plaintiffs start winning cases against individual polluters, Eskom and Sasol could be sued in South Africa
Mines turn to solar power because of Eskom’s unreliable coal-generated electricity supply
Former senior executive Prish Govender tried to justify why payments to McKinsey and the Gupta-linked consulting firm continued in the absence of a contract
The businessman, who died suddenly this week, leaves a long legacy of highly successful ventures
The Maluti-a-Phofung local municipality owes the power utility more than R5-billion
Interest in the beleaguered national carrier, which has received billions of rands in public funding, means criticism is inevitable
The president says his surprise new energy reform plan will address the electricity crisis comprehensively
The Prince of Darkness is load-shredding us and, with ANC elections ahead, in KZN the guns are coming out
State-owned entities have to match society’s expectations with harsh economic realities
It was preposterous to imagine Glencore banked on Ramaphosa to help Eskom bow to its coal-price hike demands, Clinton Ephron told the Zondo commission
Lifting the cap on private power generation is aimed at ‘easing Eskom pressure’. Producers won’t need a Nersa licence, but still require other permits
Adding to the municipality’s legal costs is a pending case between it and Eskom. The municipality owes the national power utility more than R7-million and, after agreeing to pay R5-million, failed to honour it.
The minister addresses the future of the country’s state-owned entities and speculation they may be moved from his portfolio
The power utility will keep the peace with organised labour, André de Ruyter has assured
The former SAA chairperson said her closeness to the former president had caused people to unfairly implicate her in state capture matters
The Mopani, Capricorn and Sekhukhune districts will be in the dark on Tuesday and the rest of the country placed on load-shedding warning
Evidence leaders said the failure of the former SAA chairperson to appear was part of a pattern of avoiding accountability
Honesty, ethics and morality should be cornerstones for those in public office
The state capture inquiry heard forensic evidence on how the Guptas allegedly milked the Free State government in more than the Estina scandal
Exploration and beneficiation of minerals will reduce the country’s carbon footprint
The landmark Deadly Air Mpumalanga case has pitted two environmental justice groups against the state
State argues dirty air can’t be ‘miraculously’ fixed overnight in final day of proceedings in landmark Deadly Air case
Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe said the transition to renewable energy cannot be an overnight accomplishment.
There is no legal mechanism in place to implement and enforce measures to prevent toxic air pollution in the Highveld
The commission has been meeting with interest groups to finalise the country’s climate change mitigation commitments, while adopting and developing models towards a zero carbon emission future
Two environmental organisations have challenged the environment department’s rejection of the appeal against the project
Information is not getting to the right people or places as voices of discontent are getting louder
The bank has received praise for setting a more ambitious climate policy than other major local banks, targeting zero fossil fuel exposure by 2045
Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal
With a good business model, the power utility can move to reliable, cost-effective clean energy, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development
Because President Cyril Ramaphosa won the step-aside order in the ANC’s national executive committee, a cabinet reshuffle looms, with Sisulu and Dlodlo’s names on comrades’ lips
South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours a day, whenever the country’s electricity system is overloaded. Such overloading currently happens on 40-50 days a year. Eskom, the country’s power utility, recently admitted that such interruptions are likely to persist […]