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Partner row hits Mabuza Eskom deal
Former business associate says Nomvula Mabuza was not authorised to use his firm’s credentials to win the R100-million maintenance contract
A Sona to reflect troubled times
Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa must tread the line between promises and reality
South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action
Mabuza contract grows by R10m
Eskom’s negotiators in a R100-million maintenance contract came back with a proposal to push up the costs
Mabuza’s ‘distant relative’ scored big
Eskom’s woes are often because of boiler problems at its power plants. R50-billion has been set aside to fix them, but some of the contracts are going to questionable entities
We are worried about load-shedding — Mogajane
Treasury director general says the power utility needs to be fixed urgently
Sparks fly as labour takes on Eskom
Trade unions disagree with key policy decisions, and won’t budge even as the state-owned power utility’s dire finances threaten the economy
Is South Africa spiralling into the ambit of the IMF?
Eskom has the whole economy in a death spiral
Eskom needs ‘fire and thunder’
The appointment of a chief restructuring officer is a positive step, but it is not a silver bullet for the power utility’s debt burden
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