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/ 6 November 2009
Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell recently expressed a lack of faith in the parastatal’s senior management.
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/ 6 November 2009
The Eskom board’s loss of confidence in the ability of Jacob Maroga to lead, coupled with an irretrievable breakdown, led to his resignation.
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/ 5 November 2009
Breaking news!!! Body snatchers invade SA government!!! Chuene out, Airbus grounded, Maroga blows a fuse, Malema takes vow of silence!!!
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/ 5 November 2009
Eskom chief executive officer Jacob Maroga has resigned, chairperson Bobby Godsell told staff on Thursday.
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/ 5 November 2009
President Jacob Zuma did not interfere in the controversy surrounding Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga and the board, Barbara Hogan said on Thursday.
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/ 2 November 2009
A confidential Eskom report shows a vacancy rate of 50% in key posts during the load shedding crisis, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday.
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/ 30 October 2009
Eskom’s chief executive officer Jacob Maroga has denied that he was asked to resign by the utility’s board, according to reports on Friday.
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/ 30 October 2009
The board of Eskom has asked the company’s chief executive officer Jacob Maroga to resign after a troubled tenure marked by power shortages.
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/ 27 October 2009
Treasury’s adjusted budget estimates make no provision at all for additional funding for utility Eskom.
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/ 23 October 2009
What does one do when the sun goes down and there’s no light switch indoors? Karabo Keepile visits a family in a shack in Diepsloot to find out
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/ 23 October 2009
Eskom unveiled its plans for supplying power to the 2010 World Cup at a seminar hosted by the South African National Energy Association this week.
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/ 23 October 2009
Many residents of Soweto don’t fret about electricity cut-offs, they simply call the ‘technician’.
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/ 16 October 2009
Eskom’s request for further tariff hikes has economists concerned that the spike will place further pressure on consumer price inflation.
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/ 14 October 2009
Electricity parastatal Eskom’s latest proposed tariff hike will administer ”a serious shock to the economy” next year, Busa said on Wednesday.
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/ 13 October 2009
Cosatu said on Tuesday it is extremely angry at what it called Eskom’s ”outrageous and insensitive” request for a 45% a year electricity tariff hike.
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/ 13 October 2009
Eskom wants a 45% tariff hike every year for the next three years, according to its multi-year price determination submission document.
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/ 12 October 2009
The SA government in principle supports Eskom’s latest proposal for an increase in tariffs, but will leave discussion on the figures to the regulator.
Eskom’s proposed electricity tariff increases could result in more retrenchments in the mining industry, trade union Solidarity said on Friday.
South Africa had deliberately under-priced electricity in the past, Eskom chairperson Bobby Godsell said in Johannesburg on Friday.
Eskom wants to increase the basic free electricity allocation to poor households next year, chief executive Jacob Maroga said on Tuesday.
Eskom expects to reach its target of having a 15% reserve margin, or spare capacity, in five years, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Eskom will have to raise most of its funding needs from domestic bond issues, ratings agency Fitch said on Monday.
SA’s power demand has risen back to the highs before the start of the economic slowdown, Eskom said on Friday.
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/ 30 September 2009
Eskom’s request for an extension of the deadline for its tariff submission to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa has been denied.
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/ 17 September 2009
SA needs to taps its 2 000MW co-generation potential to avoid another power crisis, an industry official said on Wednesday
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/ 16 September 2009
Trade unions on Wednesday called Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga’s 26,7% salary increase ”disgusting” and said he should reject the offer.
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/ 16 September 2009
While Eskom struggles to secure funding for its expansion programme, government is still selling South Africa’s electricity cheaply.
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/ 15 September 2009
Teljoy’s Green Credit scheme enables customers to reduce their electricity bills by more than 30% while the instalments are almost equal to the saving
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/ 12 September 2009
Eskom was aware of weaknesses in its coal contracts before it received a report warning about its stockpiles, the parastatal’s CEO said.
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/ 10 September 2009
In the past, Eskom funded its investment programme through private debt and retained earnings.
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/ 7 September 2009
South Africa will need 20GW of new power generation capacity by 2020 and would require double that amount a decade later, Eskom said on Monday.
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/ 5 September 2009
Lynley Donnelly speaks to chief executive Jacob Maroga about the state of our energy.