They are more vulnerable than adults and the effect for their wellbeing is life-long
The increases it wants will drive down sales and there is scepticism that the parastatal will be
able to counter this
Greenpeace says the province has the highest levels of air pollution and the group has called on government to come up with a plan to address this
The ANC first introduced this Bill in 2012 but it was withdrawn. Now the DA seeks to give it new life
George Sebulela resigned on Friday after Eskom’s board received a legal opinion on the matter. The board only became aware of it last week
Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali says the federation will not be open to any solution involving privatisation
Health problems are just one of the difficulties faced by people living right next to an open-cast coal mine in Mpumalanga
Deon Fredericks has been appointed new interim CFO following the lapsing of Robert Head’s contract at the end of September
The power utility said it was doing everything possible to deal with the coal crisis but the risk of load shedding ‘always exists’
Unnecessary outsourcing and inflated fees may have contributed to the giant bill the state paid
President Ramaphosa was in the hot seat in Parliament where he replied to MP’s questions on a variety of topics
It’s been a long time coming but, finally, the new blueprint switches off nuclear in favour of a mixed power grid
At present, almost 90% of South Africa’s electricity mix consists of coal, but many of these plants fail to meet the required emission standards
In just one day, a Cabinet document was leaked. The question is, what other damage was done?
‘The truth is that coal kills, and no more money should be going into more coal’
After months of negotiations, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has signed a wage agreement with power utility Eskom
‘There’s no reason, if the coal side of the business begins to decline slowly, that Eskom shouldn’t be a supplier of renewable energy as well’
It’s five years late, but we now have a blueprint for energy. It calls for a mix, with wind and gas challenging coal for dominance
Capital expenditure is money spent on acquiring, maintaining or improving assets such as land, buildings, vehicles and equipment
Documents give a taste of the parastatals’ resistance to probes that will reveal state capture
When Eskom pulls the plug: Businesses and locals are hard hit by blackouts because local government owes the power utility billions of rand
Businesses are hard hit by blackouts because local government owes the power utility billions of rand
Gordhan noted that although profit from operations improved, the power utility still reported a net loss for the 2017 financial year
Numsa and NUM are yet to sign the latest wage offer of a 7.5% increase for 2018 and a 7% increase for the next two years
Eskom withdrew the complaint in 2017, but the Competition Commission decided to continue its probe
Government believes independent power producers need to be limited and controlled
Eskom’s ex-financial officer’s swanky pad and R16m in strange transactions are part of probe
‘All the problems of unemployment and inequality are all getting worse since President Ramaphosa took over’
Before the court battle over rand-rigging begins, the tribunal must settle a number of preliminary skirmishes
Former Eskom chairperson Ben Ngubane tried to blacklist newspapers that published articles critical of the power utility
In a meeting with Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts, councils blamed the growing debt on ineffective revenue collection systems
The revelations are contained in a near 500 page draft forensic report by national treasury into the capture of Eskom and Transnet