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.
DA MPs refuse to participate in the State of the Nation Address red carpet festivities saying today is about the real issues SA faces.
The secret nuclear deal our leaders have signed with Russia carries many risks for South Africa.
We look at the nuclear agreement Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed with Russia last year and the implications thereof for South Africa.
The party says the power utility is harming the government and has taken control of its communications.
As the president’s State of the Nation address draws near, the federation is asking for extra government spending to boost the ailing economy.
The uptake of various new apps is directly proportional to increased load-shedding and news coverage, but developers are yet to make any money.
It’s tough being middle class when circumstances conspire to deprive you of basics such as running water and electricity, writes Adrian Ephraim.
The state-owned utility’s inability to complete the Kusile and Medupi power plants is consuming billions of rands.
Moody’s Investors Service are not holding out on Eskom’s finances improving any time soon, and neither should the country.
Eskom on Monday would not divulge what plans it has in the event of a national blackout.
The lights are going out but the power utility defends its generous pay to its executives.
The ruling party is to roll out new tribunals and processes in an attempt to clean up its act.