Independent investigation into Eskom reveals fractious board discussions, involving accusations and counter-accusations, as allegations of corruption sink contract
The power utility’s tender cleanup exposes rifts inside Megawatt Park amid allegations of selective prosecution
Business associations are urging companies to continue seeking alternative energy sources in light of Eskom’s court judgement which would allow the utility to bump up electricity prices up to 15% from next year April 2021.
It is possible to urbanise without congestion and the attendant ills through emphasis on better institutions, writes Eddie Rakabe
On 31 July 2020, the Mail & Guardian published an article with the headline “Eskom cancels dodgy R100m tender”. The headline was false and no contract was ever cancelled between Eskom and IDS Africa as no tender was awarded for the maintenance of boiler tubes at Medupi Power Station. IDS Africa was not found guilty […]
The national solar water heater programme is set to take off once again this year, but meanwhile the government is spending millions on storing heaters that have yet to be installed
Although mismanagement and corruption play a role in the financial state of affairs at municipalities, it is not the only reason they are failing
Any plans to change from coal-fired power to renewable and affordable electricity must include turning the power utility into a true public entity
The struggling power utility has updated Parliament on investigations into contracts where more than R4-billion was lost in overpayments
The state is facing a court battle about big industry’s emissions and their link to poor health. This is a public health concern and the government must take action to save lives
Labour representatives argue that the state airline just ‘expects 78% of workers to accept one week’s pay’ for each year worked
Choosing this path would create work for many while also building the infrastructure that the country needs
A better future for all South Africans is possible if we pursue a swift path to renewable energy
David Mabuza is hard at work — it’s just not taking place in the public eye. The rumblings and discussion in the ANC are about factions in the ruling party, succession and ousting him
For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders
South Africa’s dependence on the fossil fuel and burning it in power stations uses 5% of water and pollutes even more
Before Big Coal, Lephalale was a small town with little water and few jobs. Two power plants have changed it
Eskom says its air pollution kills more than 300 people a year. Other estimates put it at 10 times that
To lessen the damage being wrought by the lockdown, the coronavirus budget mixed increased grants with more money for infrastructure and to keep businesses
Estimates hint that the scaling down of work in response to Covid-19 will result in a sharp drop in production in April and by 4.5% for the year
A falling out between partners in the controversial R100-million contract to do boiler tube maintenance at Eskom’s Medupi power station is threatening to scupper the entire project. The Mail & Guardian has learned that a falling out between former Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza’s relative Nomvula Mabuza and her former partner Drazan Vrca has escalated to […]
Last week, the International Labour Organisation warned that the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak would have a devastating effect on global working poverty
The energy department last week took out a draft of determinations proposing more than 13000MW of power to be supplied
But to do so, it will have to provide genuine universal access to marginalised communities, including refugees and migrants
Between load-shedding and the Covid-19 pandemic, things are bleak. At least I’ve stocked up on cannabis
This debt should be deemed a subsidy, an external cost that the government must bear for inadequate service delivery.
Pensions aren’t threatened, Eskom will be saved and it’ll boost growth and a low-carbon economy
The latest economic figures and the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy are bad news for South Africa’s already tepid domestic growth outlook
As dark as things are, with Eskom sputtering and another recession in full swing, this country is packed with ingenuity and hope.
The party’s vision for Eskom seems to be one designed to benefit vested interests rather than the greater good
President warns of tougher economic times ahead as the world’s leaders plan for a global economic slowdown
The country’s economy grew by only 0.2% in 2019, after it experienced contractions in both the third and fourth quarter