The acting chief executive plans to find 3000MW of additional capacity by the end of the year to minimise the need for load shedding.
The ConCourt has ruled that state organs, as employers, have to take over the employment contracts of workers – if a contract or tender is cancelled.
South Africa will build an additional 6 300 megawatts of renewable energy, adding to the 5 200 megawatts already being procured.
Power load shedding could last up to 12 hours at a time, as giant aluminium smelters consume discounted electricity with abandon.
South Africans can expect load shedding to continue during the cold months as Eskom plans to forge ahead with maintenance at its power plants.
Workers are considering Eskom’s offer to reinstate them even though working conditions at the Medupi power plant have not yet been addressed.
South Africa’s treasury has withheld R2-billion from 60 municipalities that owe the electricity parastatal R9-billion.
According to the department of energy "there is no need to panic at this stage" as petrol is still cheaper than a year ago.
After a three hour board meeting Eskom chairperson Zola Tsotsi has resigned.
The metalworkers union says workers at the Medupi power station were partaking in a peaceful protest after which Eskom decided to shut down the plant.
Eskom contractors fired over 1 000 workers for taking part in an "illegal" strike at the Medupi power station in Limpopo, the power utility said.
Eskom chairperson Zola Tsotsi says the President backed him when he said he wanted to set up an inquiry to investigate "rot" at the power utility.
Animosity boils over after battle for control of crucial commercial procurement division
The power utility’s chief executive, Tshediso Matona, is challenging his suspension in the Labour Court in Johannesburg.
Critical decisions are on hold as top bosses battle it out and other employees fear layoffs.
While deputy president Ramaphosa assures the country that the Eskom boardroom shenanigans "are not squabbles", Eskom’s controversial chair stays put.
The Companies Act prevents public enterprises’s Lynne Brown from involvement in the utility’s operations, but she thinks the board is united.
If minister Lynne Brown doesn’t fire Eskom chair Tsotsi and he doesn’t voluntarily step down either, the mineworkers’ union will remove him by force.
Amid another Eskom power battle, public enterprises minister Lynne Brown says all she’s interested in is finding a solution to the power crisis.
The Eskom board has tabled a vote of no confidence in its chairperson Zola Tsotsi after he was forced to leave a heated board meeting.
Power utility Eskom is racing to recruit as many skilled people as possible, regardless of their skin colour, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
The inquiry has just three months to diagnose the complex ills of the crippled giant and lay the foundation for a turnaround.
And the Cabinet’s ‘war room’ has lost patience with the utility’s handling of the crisis it faces.
Geyser companies faced ruin over the energy department’s failure to handle rebates, but Eskom has moved to keep the factories open.
Three municipalities face power cuts over unpaid Eskom bills, while one acting municipal manager is sentenced to six months for contempt of court.
Mining and manufacturing will be worst affected because of their high-intensity electricity usage.
The minister proposes a temporary increase in the electricity levy but few believe it will end.
The finance minister announced treasury’s intention to reduce the main budget expenditure ceiling by R25-billion over the next two years.
Money is the big problem with the initial agreement Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed last year, given the financial positions of both countries.
The pact between Pretoria and Portugal over the hydroelectric dam helped the apartheid state extend its empire’s tentacles, say researchers.
Foreigners are hungry for high returns, as seen in their demand for the power utility’s bonds at its latest international sale.
President Jacob Zuma said the "War Room", established in December, was working with Eskom to stabilise electricity supply and contain load shedding.