Kevin Davie
latest news & developmentsMove to renewables already here
The electricity crisis has spurred the government on to use independent power producers to boost the grid
Cosatu suggests an Eskom solution
The union federation offers unprecedented concessions on job protections
Whatever happened to Ramaphoria?
“Overall it seems not only is Ramaphoria dead [it was never alive] but the long arc of reform potential is being lost in the discourse."
SAA rescue ‘least of worst options’
Government has taken the business rescue route in a bid to halt an ‘uncontrolled implosion’ of the airline
Women are fixing the planet
Female bosses at the IMF, ECB and EU are putting climate at the heart of policymaking
King Coal defies his energy plan
Gwede Mantashe needs to shift from costly, climate crisis-inducing fossil fuels to renewables
Is your cash fuelling the climate crisis?
The record of South Africa’s banks and its top 10 carbon emitters in disclosing steps to mitigate climate-related risks is poor
Ground zero with Eskom’s De Ruyter
The former head of stressed Nampak has been brought in to set right the floundering utility
SA, like others, flunks emissions report card
The latest report card on how we are doing as a country to reduce emissions is in — and we’re not doing well
Bankrupt Eskom to fund new coal
But analysts say that cost-plus mines would mean ‘a subsidy for private investors’
SA escapes Moody’s junk guillotine — for now
South Africa’s credit rating outlook is revised from stable to negative, but not downgraded to junk status at this stage
Mboweni weaponises ‘mini-budget’
SA’s economic prospects have declined rapidly since Feburary, with Eskom being one of the biggest drains. It’s time for some difficult choices
2019 budget policy statement: Debt, debt, debt
Eskom and weaker growth play havoc on the public purse
Sasol executive pay to be linked to emissions?
The petrochemical giant has issued a report on its climate plans, but do they go far enough?
Power stations truck up Eskom’s image
Despite the exorbitant costs of new facilities, they are not delivering on expectations