Our readers write in about Azapo, Islamophobia, the elections in the wake of Eskom’s woes and failing state-owned enterprises
Initially, when Eskom made its tariff application, it was estimated it would cause 150 000 job losses while hastening the demise of the gold sector
The power utility claims there was no contractual basis for the payments to the consulting company
The chief electoral officer’s years of experience will help ensure citizens’ choices are honoured
Ramaphosa’s slogan promised change, but it never came
Numsa’s general secretary says the party’s aim is to push the workers’ interest in all sectors of society.
The government has introduced a range of ways to address Eskom’s woes
A power outage during the counting process could place the process at risk and at worst, compromise the credibility of the election
Eskom’s battle to recover monies it paid to Trillian, established by Eric Wood and Salim Essa kicked off at the high court this week
The power utility is facing a myriad of problems, warning it cannot rule out the continued possibility of load-shedding for the coming 6-12 months
The utility’s battle to claw back the millions it paid to Trillian kicked off at the high court on Monday
Eskom says that South Africans will face load shedding all day on Monday because of a capacity shortage
Trillian’s stance is that Eskom’s case for corruption against the firm is ‘flimsy at best’
Critics range from those who feel it is
too little too late to those who feel they
should be exempted from it
As testimony implicating him in wrongdoing mounts, the former acting Eskom CEO has acted to distance himself
According to testimony before the Zondo commission, Eskom appears to have misled treasury about the quality of coal from a Gupta-owned coal mine
The former Eskom executive denied a slew of corruption allegations made against him in an interview with Eusebius McKaiser
The decision taken by then Eskom CEO Brian Molefe to give Optimum coal mine the cold shoulder jeopardised the coal supply to the Hendrina station
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan had been forced to give up his plan to import technical assistance for Eskom from Rome
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa announced that Eskom’s tariffs will increase by 9.4% in 2019, 8.1% in 2020 and 5.2% in 2021
The power utility will get much less than it asked for, but the new tariffs will still bust pockets
Zukiswa Rantho has been left off the ANC’s post-election lists
Eskom was effectively ‘fooling the system’ when it made a multimillion-rand prepayment to the Guptas for coal from the ailing Optimum coal mine
Snehal Nagar and Gert Opperman from Eskom’s primary energy division will testify at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on Tuesday
The negotiations with Huarong Energy Africa had raised a number of red flags since they commenced in late 2016
Eskom treasury official Sincedile Shweni told the commission that Eskom contravened procurement regulations that govern unsolicited loan bids
Eskom treasury official Sincedile Shweni is scheduled to give testimony on Monday
Eskom treasurer Andre Pillay told the commission on Friday that Singh was seemingly determined to sign a term sheet in advance of the R25-billion loan
What South Africa needs is affordable, reliable and clean energy
Engineers should be consulted on solutions for the country’s embattled power giant
"Eskom allegedly gave Tegeta preferential treatment even though the coal it supplied from its Brakfontein mine did not pass quality checks."
The utility has released toxic pollutants up to five times a day, a study has found, for which it could be fined R46-billion