SA’s energy problems were a product of apartheid and government was not to blame for the current blackouts, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
Will South Africa’s electricity grid collapse, plunging the country into weeks of darkness? Experts say it is possible, but unlikely.
Embattled SABC chairperson Ellen Tshabalala has been excluded from the new Transnet board, it emerged on Thursday.
The embattled electricity parastatal is heading to court over a disputed employee benefit scheme.
As Eskom forces the country into deterioration and gives rise to dark forces, there is little promise of an age of enlightenment.
The DA’s parliamentary leader also said that government should follow a "World Cup approach" to completing the Medupi and Kusile power stations.
The power utility said they apologised for the power cuts, but blackouts would continue until three of its generators are fixed.
An investigation by the parastatal’s board into the contentious ‘New Age’ deal will be finalised soon.
Parastatals are not primarily seen as development drivers or even as providers of services answerable to citizens, but as a source of patronage.
Eskom’s rolling power blackouts aren’t the problem, it’s the discontent many in South Africa are all too familiar with.
For starters, the utility’s overreliance on diesel turbines will hurt it financially in the short and long term.
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/ 26 November 2014
Power provider Eskom has asked its staff to consider voluntary retrenchment packages, and employees are to decide on participation before February.
The ANC says state-owned enterprises are making negative headlines in the news every day and a new task team will get to the bottom of these problems.
Soweto residents owe Eskom R3.6bn in unpaid power bills they don’t ever intend to pay, compared to R2.6bn owed by the rest of the country.
Eskom has finally given Westinghouse most of the documents relating to the nuclear tender
Experts argue that one of the main obstacles to South Africa’s nuclear ambitions is the cost, even with innovative financing models.
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has hit back at DA’s demands for more transparency on Eskom and said parties needed to work together.
The latest electricity blackouts could spur renewed interest in going off the grid for our power supply and reducing our reliance on Eskom.
The collapse at the Mpumalanga power station shows how difficult it is for Eskom to meet demand.
DA MP Natasha Michael has said Minister Lynne Brown should freeze Eskom executives’ "exorbitant" pay until performance at the parastatal improves.
Jo’burg residents have reacted to ongoing power cuts, which left them in the dark on Tuesday morning, but this time it wasn’t Eskom’s fault.
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/ 4 November 2014
A coal storage silo that collapsed at Majuba power station in Mpumalanga had been showing signs of stress since January, says trade union Solidarity.
South Africans are to brace themselves for more rolling blackouts while Eskom struggles to keep the lights on as a coal storage silo collapses.
The R43m New Age deal raises board eyebrows over the former chief executive’s alleged role.
New challenges hit the troubled state utility as two senior executives resign.
Eskom’s own court papers could bolster aggrieved bidder Westinghouse’s case
The DA is seeking clarity on government’s bailout plans for Eskom, and wants to know how much of its debt will be absorbed by taxpayers.
The state has announced a rescue package for struggling power supplier Eskom. But experts fear it could mean further credit rating downgrades for SA.
Westinghouse Electric SA is aiming to get access to documents that made Eskom decide to award French company Areva to replace its steam generators.
In just 48 hours, Eskom apparently made an about-turn to award a tender to the ‘losing’ bidder
Treasury will consider partnerships with the private sector to extend some of SA’s infrastructure build despite it being politically impossible.
The embattled parastatal needs a fighter at its helm, critics say