Latest articles on Jabu Mabuza

Eskom cancels dodgy R100m tender linked to Mabuza’s niece

Business Sabelo Skiti - 31 Jul 2020

An internal investigation revealed ‘irregularities’ in the process of awarding the contract

Partner row hits Mabuza Eskom deal

Article Sabelo Skiti & Thanduxolo Jika - 26 Mar 2020

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

Article Bongekile Macupe & Khadija Patel - 13 Feb 2020

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

Article Bongekile Macupe - 12 Feb 2020

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

Article Sabelo Skiti & Thanduxolo Jika - 24 Jan 2020

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

Article Thanduxolo Jika & Sabelo Skiti - 17 Jan 2020

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

Article Thando Maeko - 17 Oct 2019

Treasury director general says the power utility needs to be fixed urgently

Sparks fly as labour takes on Eskom

Article Natasha Marrian - 8 Aug 2019

Trade unions disagree with key policy decisions, and won’t budge even as the state-owned power utility’s dire finances threaten the economy

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Is South Africa spiralling into the ambit of the IMF?

Article Kevin Davie - 2 Aug 2019

Eskom has the whole economy in a death spiral

Eskom needs ‘fire and thunder’

Article Lynley Donnelly - 2 Aug 2019

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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Eskom gets a chief restructuring office amid devastating finance results

Article Lynley Donnelly - 30 Jul 2019

SAICA CEO Freeman Nomvalo will head up team to help Eksom reorganise its operational and funding structures

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Gordhan appoints Eskom chair, Jabu Mabuza, acting chief executive

Article Lynley Donnelly - 29 Jul 2019

The decision comes a day ahead of Eskom’s financial results announcement, which is expected to reveal record-breaking losses

Hadebe resigns from Eskom citing ill health

Article Lynley Donnelly - 25 May 2019

Phakamani Hadebe is the latest in a series of leaders for the embattled utility, and will bow out at the end of July

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Hadebe tries to allay fears of job losses in internal Eskom memo

Article Lameez Omarjee - 16 Apr 2019

"One of the questions that I hear being asked most often, is: ‘Will I still have a job in this turnaround of Eskom?’," the memo from Hadebe read

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Utility vows to complete Medupi and Kusile stations

Article Lynley Donnelly - 5 Apr 2019

The power plants have come in over budget and way behind schedule

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The tender that keeps on giving

Athandiwe Saba - 18 Sep 2020

A battle between three North West departments has exposed how a firm was paid half a billion rand (and counting) for a R122-million contract

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SANDF mum on serial rapist claim

Sabelo Skiti - 17 Sep 2020

An internal report on sexual offences at a military academy says the defence force failed a deceased rape victim and has called for an internal investigation

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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

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Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

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CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

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Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

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JSE lists two new global ETFs

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