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 […]
In 2020, 86% of South Africa’s electricity came from coal, compared to the global average of 34%, Global Electricity Review research shows
Faced with stark evidence, former CEO says evidence leaders are trying to twists facts and intimidate him
The power utility’s former chief executive prefaced his testimony by asking if the president would have to answer to claims that he meddled in Eskom
Current cases make it highly debatable whether those in the boardroom know what they’re doing
President Cyril Ramaphosa may axe a few of his struggling cabinet ministers and move some of the beleaguered state-owned enterprises to other portfolios
The president will give evidence both in his capacity as the head of state and as the leader of the governing party
Bain’s role at Sars was a gateway for a special council that would control Eskom and the wider economy, Zondo commission witness says
The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault
Research suggests retiring old coal-fired power is more cost-effective and climate positive
We’re all feeling the pinch, government included. But where it does spend its money is instructive
There’s a darkness on the streets – and it is not caused by Eskom – as the cops unleash
a new wave of unnecessary violence
Former Transnet executives have spent much of the week confronted with testimony from their former drivers that they left Saxonwold with piles of cash