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Load-shedding has hastened the collapse of poorly maintained and managed municipal systems
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh chats with Lukhone Mnguni about loadshedding, South Africa’s governance crisis, the 55th ANC National Conference, and SONA
Political parties and NGOs will be taking Nersa and Eskom to court for granting the utility an 18.65% tariff hike
Chief executive has recently come to blows with the Minerals Council South Africa, which called for her axing in a leaked letter
Power utility will buy significantly more electricity from IPPs as they come onto the grid, outgoing chief executive De Ruyter tells NCOP
Ramaphosa calls on the private sector and labour to work with Transnet and the government to fix escalating problems
Tiger Brands and others in the food production chain are struggling under the rolling blackouts
The rolling blackouts are estimated to have cost the country R1 billion a day in 2022, according to the minister
In an interview, the public enterprises minister outlined the challenges implicit in turning around state-owned entities
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
The search is still on for a replacement for outgoing CEO Andre de Ruyter, board member Mteto Nyati says.
There has been a 40% increase in queries for boxes at IBV International Vaults since January last year as cases of housebreaking rise
The party wants the presidency to co-ordinate all responses to the energy fiasco
People living in Tembisa have had enough of load-shedding. They want the government to do something about it
Many people in South Africa’s townships and suburbs have blamed the government for the ongoing blackouts that are harming their lives
The utility has been in a tailspin for years but those in charge of correcting its course lack direction, which does not bode well
The cash-strapped power utility appears not to have vetted a company for tax compliance
The country’s energy crisis stands to shave two percentage points off growth in 2023
Blackouts are putting financial strain on funeral businesses
House burglaries are on the rise and the banking sector and cash distribution industry consider the risks
People with hearing, breathing and mobility disabilities and who depend on devices powered by electricity ‘have been immobilised’
Parliament’s Scopa wants Eskom to provide a “road map” for when load-shedding will end, saying the committee cannot hold the state-owned entity accountable without a timeline
Nineteen interest groups are seeking urgent relief from ongoing load-shedding to ensure the provision of basic services
Eskom’s chairperson said maintenance and repairs plus issues such as leadership, organisational culture and internal controls will be dealt with
Other factors are inflation and interest rate hikes while load-shedding has affected key sectors
Public enterprises minister raises complexity of issues involved in response to a letter of demand from parties planning to sue the state
Over-reliance on ageing and ailing colonial infrastructure leaves over 40% of the continent’s population without electricity
Party seeks to interdict Eskom from implementing 18.65% hike, pending the outcome of an application to have it set aside as unconstitutional
Opportunity for honest, hardworking South Africans to take their pain and frustrations to the seat of the organisation that orchestrated them
Coalition seeks to halt the 18.65% tariff increase, end load-shedding, and hold the state accountable for its failure to provide electricity
An extraordinary low-voltage power supply in the Coligny area caused the deaths of Herman du Preez’ broiler chickens from suffocation