Eskom is stuck in a tricky situation and doesn’t have the wholehearted support of MPs when it comes to recouping its money
Citizens, politicians, business people and civil society organisations must reject unethical leaders
Gwede Mantashe needs to shift from costly, climate crisis-inducing fossil fuels to renewables
The former head of stressed Nampak has been brought in to set right the floundering utility
The latest report card on how we are doing as a country to reduce emissions is in — and we’re not doing well
Citizens are cutting off their noses to spite their faces when they refuse to pay for certain public services – such as electricity
But analysts say that cost-plus mines would mean ‘a subsidy for private investors’
Items meant for the more than R300-million defunct Kusile accommodation project goes missing but no one is facing arrest
Rather than wading into the economic rucks and mauls, we’ve been kicking for touch: buying time, instead of making game-winning yards
Mboweni’s medium-term budget policy statement will likely make crisis management a focal point
The new Eskom plan still lacks too much detail to give any real insight into how the utility survives
The finance minister’s medium-term budget policy statement on Wednesday will be watched like it is the main event
The power utility cancelled the construction of flats for Kusile power station workers amid claims of mismanagement, fraud and corruption
Despite the exorbitant costs of new facilities, they are not delivering on expectations
Eskom workers say they knew two weeks ago that the power crash was coming, but maintenance problems have been consistently overlooked
The problem of not paying for electricity in Soweto is endemic, with some residents saying that before prepaid meters, they did not pay.
Treasury director general says the power utility needs to be fixed urgently
The power utility keeps applying for exemptions to minimum emissions standards. But its ongoing pollution is causing citizens’ death
Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
The finance minister’s Powerpoint did not shy away from straight-talking — including taking aim at ministers and officials
There are competing ideas about how to save the power utility, but it is time for decisions
Solar and wind farms on shuttered coal mines in Mpumalanga would liberate us from Eskom
There’s a climate crisis. Eskom, whose plants burn carbon-producing coal, is in a financial crisis. It’s time to disrupt policy inertia
COMMENT If you’re a global mining giant, you want out of coal quick sticks for the simple reason that the major investment funds will no longer put their money into fossil fuels, especially coal. Global funds have announced that their collective $11-trillion under management will no longer fund investments that contribute to the climate catastrophe […]
When the wannabe buyer and the seller of a mine got together with the mineral resources department, criticism of advantage followed
The numbers were up, by 3.1% from the first to second quarters, largely because Eskom kept the lights on
The treasury has mooted selling the utility’s coal-fired stations, but this doesn’t mean privatisation
Despite the depressing economic climate, South Africa can avoid the debt trap and foreign investors can easily access its markets
It was never in the public interest to incur a debt of $3.75-billion to build coal-burning Medupi
Low fees are attracting investors to a range of listed exchange-traded products
Local and global factors — including the Eskom bailout and US-China trade tensions — are weighing on the appetite for government debt
Trade unions disagree with key policy decisions, and won’t budge even as the state-owned power utility’s dire finances threaten the economy