The president has been burned before by his administration setting expectations too high. The past five years has put the country’s real prospects into focus
President announces reforms aimed at attracting investors to the country as he opens conference
Speaking on the sidelines of the South Africa Investment Conference, the electricity minister said the suggested revisions would be submitted to cabinet in two weeks
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has a tough challenge ahead
Eskom’s board chair was speaking on a panel about the country’s energy crisis at the South Africa Investment Conference on Thursday
Is it too early to pass judgment on South Africa’s newest cabinet member, considering some of his remarks fly in the face of global and local green energy plans?
Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has argued that renewable energy will not have enough baseload to power the country and avoid a total blackout
Ramokgopa’s intention of keeping ageing, expensive coal-fired power stations going flies in the face of policy
From irregular expenditure to energy precarity and deals gone wrong, the power utility is the talk of the town
Changes to the law and subsidies for solar, are steps in the right direction
Fano Buthelezi believes his traditional faith – with a mix of Christianity and Islam – keeps his woodwork shop going amid Eskom’s blackouts
Eskom has implemented rolling blackouts to ease pressure on the national grid as its generating units struggle to keep up with demand
Eskom will be forced to implement higher stages of load-shedding, Ramokgopa says
Beleaguered utility fined R950 million for delays in planned maintenance at Koeberg, which will leave the country without a major power source for months
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Other sources of air pollution such as coal, wood and paraffin increase when the coal-fired power stations are down
The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor has gone against the DA fray, advising against any coalition with the governing party, which ‘must be punished democratically’
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The government is in talks with Eskom to keep water pumps going during blackouts, the president told MPs
Governor Lesetja Kganyago underlined the deleterious effect of inflation, which the monetary policy committee has revised higher, on the pockets of the poor
The shelves in grocery stores have become more forbidding since the pandemic, but economists believe that there is some hope on the horizon
Analysts expected inflation to continue on a downward trajectory in February after falling to 6.9% in January; instead, it reached 7%
It was caused by the failings of the government, which has a responsibility to spare hospitals, schools and police stations to protect people’s rights
As consumers and businesses reel from tough conditions, insurers have expressed uncertainty over whether there is room for growth
The utility’s reasoning in papers before court showed, if true, that the timeframes in its Generation Recovery Plan cannot be met, applicants in a constitutional challenge say
The ANC’s economic transformation committee deputy chair said the party would have difficulty justifying why it should return to power if load-shedding continued
As the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to ignite another bout of social upheaval, we should consider our options for a co-ordinated blaze
Data released this week gave credence to the view that South Africa may be headed for another technical recession
There are positives and negatives to the AI revolution, but African states first need reliable power and connectivity to reap the benefits
The new minister will be expected to coordinate all departments responsible for the energy response, and will also be responsible for turnaround plans and overseeing new generation capacity
Neither the utility nor its former CEO have replied to a letter of demand issued by the ruling party. They were given until Wednesday to do so
Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said