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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.
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/ 9 November 2009
The latest developments at Eskom are a ”complete disaster”, analyst Adam Habib said after Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell resigned on Monday.
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/ 9 November 2009
The ANC’s national executive committee did not debate events surrounding Jacob Maroga’s apparent resignation as CEO of Eskom, said Gwede Mantashe.
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/ 9 November 2009
RACISM! THAT’S why CEO Jacob Maroga left Eskom. If I was ever in a catfight I know who I’d want on my side. The BMF: Best Mates Forever.
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/ 6 November 2009
Eskom on Friday made no further comment on the future of Jacob Maroga, who reportedly resigned as CEO on Thursday.
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/ 6 November 2009
Two weeks ago, when outgoing Eskom chief executive officer Jacob Maroga sat down to write a strategy document for the beleaguered power utility, he had no way of knowing that his tenure was about to end.