The 32-month suspension of late coal scientist Mark van der Riet compromised Eskom’s efforts to avoid the adverse effects of poor quality coal
General manager for Eskom’s primary energy division Dan Mashigo will take the stand on Tuesday
Former head of generation at Eskom, Matshela Koko, is alleged to have leaked confidential information to Gupta associate Salim Essa
Eskom prepares for worker ‘sabotage’: expected lay-offs delayed until after elections, police and army on standby
Coal is still very much part of South Africa’s energy mix, given the abundance of the mineral, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has said
Former Eskom board member George Sebulela twice denied his relationship with IT giant EOH which was vying for a multibillion-rand contract with Eskom
Run your home like a country and you’ll soon learn how to hold the government accountable
Despite admitting that pollutants from its plants are killing people, a cash-strapped Eskom says it cannot afford to comply with environmental laws
The utility fears sabotage if Nersa doesn’t grant a price hike, which may lead to retrenchments
Will Moody’s, won’t Moody’s? The country’s wellbeing depends on a viable turnabout plan
Tito Mboweni’s budget could pit the ANC against significant members of its constituency
The embattled power utility will be the commission’s focus for the next three weeks
Moody’s currently has South Africa’s debt at Baa3 with a stable outlook, one notch above junk status
The finance minister’s budget was not well received in some quarters
Eskom gets R69-billion in additional funds for its restructuring plans but no debt relief deal
The former minister’s role in Gupta-owned Tegeta’s acquisition of the Optimum Coal Mine is to be closely probed by Zondo commission
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is under pressure to bail out the state power utility Eskom — along with its $30-billion mountain of debt
Embattled power utility Eskom will be in the spotlight at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on Wednesday
Finance minister faces an unprecedented task in delivering this year’s budget – given a deteriorating economic backdrop and an ongoing crisis at Eskom
While Eskom goes from one controversy to the next, the dissatisfaction of its workforce poses a real danger to Eskom’s ability to keep the lights on
Rescue plans will be detailed in the budget speech and the utility will be split into three state entities
The party must decide if politicised uncertainty and institutionalised ambiguity will be its end
We’re driving the collapse of our planet at an unprecedented scale, threatening human society. And little is being done about it
A perfect storm of factors has left Eskom operating on the edge and South Africans facing more power cuts in the coming weeks
Our readers write in about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, citrus farming and job creation, and the state of Eskom
Tiep, snooze, doss, lala — or simply call it load-shedding, the visitation of Brian Molefe’s spirit
An earlier presentation by the department of public enterprises offered a grim diagnosis of Eskom’s future. It has since been corrected
The department outlined the financial and operational problems facing the utility, which began load-shedding on Monday
During the Sona debate, the public enterprises minister outlined the steps being taken to halt load-shedding
While opposition parties focused on the power cuts, ANC legislators stuck shining a spotlight on the positive aspects of Ramaphosa’s speech
But the board remains ‘uncomfortable’ with the stability of the power system
The power utility announced on Monday afternoon that load-shedding would move from stage 2 to stage 4 from 1pm