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
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The party says the committee should have the power to summons witnesses
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Government departments will be compelled to introduce power saving measures and to move to alternative energy sources
Separating Eskom into generation, transmission and distribution could play a significant role in reducing power cuts
Power supply is the remit of municipalities, not the president or national government, Ramaphosa has said in court papers
If his ‘exit interview’ was to be explosive, the former Eskom chief executive should come out with the names of those ministers who are corrupt
Sources on the board of Eskom believe that chief financial officer Calib Cassim will take over as the next CEO
DA calls former Eskom chief executive De Ruyter ‘brave’, thanks him for his service
The biggest highlight of the budget was the support to aid individuals and businesses to source alternative energy sources
With the country in its 115th day of load-shedding, De Ruyter leaves with immediate effect after accusing the ANC of seeing Eskom as a “eating trough” in an explosive interview
Terrifying example of how the poor functioning of state-owned enterprises – particularly Eskom and Transnet – have negatively impacted the mining sector
The majority of the relief comes in the form of incentives given to businesses and households investing in alternative energy
The debt relief amounts to almost as much as the power utility has received in bailouts since 2008
Power utility says the high court challenge to the increase is flawed in law, and could mean more load-shedding, or worse, a credit default
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With La Niña bringing much-needed rain, it is inexcusable that South Africans do not have access to their most basic human need: water
Eskom loses half of its power-generating capacity, opening risks for longer cuts which will entail more than half the day with no electricity
The utility’s R400 billion debt has fed into the country’s 15-year energy crisis and low growth potential, which has been identified as a key credit weakness
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Eskom said that given the high number of breakdowns, there was a possibility of load-shedding stages changing “at short notice”.
It has taken stage six load-shedding to push the government to allow private sector generation capacity to be added to the grid
But widespread, destructive flooding does qualify as a disaster
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Cape Town mayor says his party must do all it can to thwart ANC-EFF coalition efforts as the latter will destroy South Africa if in power
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The inflation rate fell for a third consecutive month, as petrol price cuts provided some welcome relief
The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations
The government has shown that it is willing to explore introducing a basic income grant, which would mark a big step towards achieving growth
The opposition, insatiably desperate for attention, are as much to blame for our faulty system as those who drive it
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Beyond electricity, South Africa cannot continue to design its energy system based on ad-hoc responses, says conservation organisation WWF
Mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, as minerals and energy minister let off the hook to solve electricity crisis
The presidency has described the decision by the Democratic Alliance (DA) to challenge the declaration of a national state of disaster over Eskom as “confusing” given that the party had been asking the president to do so since last year. DA leader John Steenhuisen confirmed on Friday that the party had already briefed its legal […]
In a hint of what will come in his cabinet reshuffle, the president sidelined Mantashe with plan to appoint energy minister in the presidency
With the country’s economy on the brink, the president assured the nation that ending load-shedding is his government’s top priority