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/ 13 January 2010
It was better for the country to swallow the "bitter pill" of an electricity tariff hike now, Eskom’s acting chief executive told hearings on Tuesday.
Nersa’s hearings on Eskom’s massive tariff hikes begins soon but government hasn’t made the plan it is based on available. Read our leaked copy.
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/ 21 December 2009
The SACCI has expressed concern over the potentially negative effect a 35% tariff increase Eskom has applied for will have on the SA economy.
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/ 9 December 2009
South African power utility Eskom’s proposed tariff hikes could be the death knell for the mining industry, auditing firm BDO warned on Wednesday.
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/ 4 December 2009
The ANC told him to wait till after the elections, say Eskom staff.
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/ 3 December 2009
Sparks flew at an electricity conference on proposed tariff hikes on Thursday.
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/ 2 December 2009
Electricity parastatal Eskom’s revised tariff increase proposal will not help growth in the country, the ANC said on Wednesday.
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/ 1 December 2009
Opposition parties on Tuesday rejected Eskom’s proposed 35% tariff increase, saying it did little to ”dampen concerns” about the effects of inflation.
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/ 1 December 2009
South Africa’s power regulator said on Tuesday that Eskom had lowered its request for an increase in tariffs to 35% from 45%.
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/ 27 November 2009
Eskom’s tariff increases will harm the economy so an alternative is needed, writes Lloyd Gedye.
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/ 27 November 2009
Eskom not ready to buy electricity from households. Benedict Kelly reports.
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/ 23 November 2009
Eskom expects the World Bank to make a decision on a loan programme of up to -billion in the first half of next year, a senior official said.
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/ 20 November 2009
South Africa, plagued by chronic power shortages, plans to have the country’s new nuclear power plant up and running by 2020.
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/ 20 November 2009
A key question that needs to be answered by Eskom and the government is why we are still stalling on the issue of independent power producers (IPPs)?
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/ 19 November 2009
South Africa could have the world’s most expensive electricity if Eskom gets its tariff increases, an economist said on Thursday.
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/ 18 November 2009
Less than a week after confirming the resignation of its CEO, Eskom on Wednesday announced three new senior appointments.
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/ 18 November 2009
Eskom denied reports by Radio 702 on Wednesday that it was considering dropping its proposed tariff increase by 10% from 45%.
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/ 13 November 2009
Bobby Godsell is being asked to reconsider his resignation as chairperson from troubled utility Eskom, Barbara Hogan said on Friday.
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/ 13 November 2009
The government has ”full-confidence” in minister Barbara Hogan and the boards appointed to steer state-owned enterprises, Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
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/ 13 November 2009
Jacob Zuma and minister Barbara Hogan are increasingly at cross-purposes over what control government should exercise over state-owned entities.
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/ 13 November 2009
Eskom’s problems now are so deep and multifaceted it will take more than any individual to fix them — It will need a whole country.
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/ 13 November 2009
The board says he is out, but will Maroga agree? Lynley Donnelly asks.
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/ 13 November 2009
The ANC should consider firing Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan. Better still, she should resign before she loses all self-respect.
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/ 12 November 2009
Public Enterprises Minister Barbara Hogan has confirmed Maroga’s resignations and slammed allegations of racism in a biting speech to Parliament.
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/ 12 November 2009
Jacob Maroga has resigned as CEO of Eskom, the electricity parastatal’s board said on Thursday.
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/ 12 November 2009
The Eskom board is expected to shed light on the resignation saga around its CEO Jacob Maroga at a media briefing on Thursday afternoon.
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/ 12 November 2009
The board of power utility Eskom insisted on Wednesday that CEO Jacob Maroga has resigned despite his denial.
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/ 11 November 2009
An announcement is expected soon that Eskom’s Jacob Maroga is no longer CEO, while an anonymous open letter contains serious allegations against him
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/ 11 November 2009
The board of Eskom was expected to release a statement to clarify the fate of CEO Jacob Maroga on Wednesday.
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/ 10 November 2009
Confused about the Eskom crisis? With new rumours that CEO Jacob Maroga may be suspended, we track the events as they have unfolded thus far.
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/ 10 November 2009
Political meddling in resolving a power struggle at Eskom has raised questions about South Africa’s ability to run state-owned firms.
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/ 10 November 2009
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday warned that current events at Eskom should not be simplified into a racism issue.