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Insurers tell clients: We can’t cover you for Eskom grid collapse
Business
/ 6 March 2023

Insurers tell clients: We can’t cover you for Eskom grid collapse

Companies say they cannot protect against a systemic risk which would threaten their entire business

By Anathi Madubela
Can South Africa’s parole system keep four serial killers locked behind bars?
National
/ 5 March 2023

Can South Africa’s parole system keep four serial killers locked behind bars?

It’s had a 99% success rate for parolees and probationers complying with release conditions over three years but an expert believes the system needs an overhaul

By Eunice Masson
Mozambique turmoil takes toll on mental health
Africa
/ 4 March 2023

Mozambique turmoil takes toll on mental health

Communities and internally displaced persons are emotionally and physically bearing the brunt of decades of instability

By Eunice Masson
Legality of evil: Robert Sobukwe and the apartheid legal order
Opinion
/ 4 March 2023

Legality of evil: Robert Sobukwe and the apartheid legal order

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi commemorates the 45th anniversary of the death of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
State of disaster a good thing, insists acting Eskom boss
National
/ 3 March 2023

State of disaster a good thing, insists acting Eskom boss

Emergency procurement funds will not be abused, says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

By Mandisa Nyathi
Ramaphosa is wrong on the law, load-shedding litigants say
National
/ 3 March 2023

Ramaphosa is wrong on the law, load-shedding litigants say

Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said

By Emsie Ferreira
Cabinet, board knew about Eskom corruption – and did nothing
National
/ 3 March 2023

Cabinet, board knew about Eskom corruption – and did nothing

Syndicates, sabotage, theft and inaction by those in the know has helped bring the state-owned power producer to its knees, hurting the country in the process

By Paddy Harper, Emsie Ferreira, Mandisa Nyathi and Lizeka Tandwa
‘Eskom is not being honest about load-shedding’
The Green Guardian
/ 3 March 2023

‘Eskom is not being honest about load-shedding’

A CSIR report has put the power utility under scrutiny for under-reporting
load-shedding stages and the megawatts cut. And there is concern that blackouts will intensify in winter

By Mandisa Nyathi
Is reticent Ramaphosa ready to reshuffle?
Opinion
/ 3 March 2023

Is reticent Ramaphosa ready to reshuffle?

DD the Cat, like André de Donker, has finally got his Don’t Come Monday – which both of them had been waiting for

By Paddy Harper
Editorial: We are free for as long as we fight
Editorial
/ 3 March 2023

Editorial: We are free for as long as we fight

It’s worth reminding ourselves that we still have agency to change our environment. For as bleak as might be, there is something great worth fighting for

By Editorial
After 100 years of Eskom, SA’s energy future hangs in the balance
Business
/ 1 March 2023

After 100 years of Eskom, SA’s energy future hangs in the balance

The country’s dalliance with privatisation threatens to push up electricity costs, undermining energy security

By Sarah Smit
Eskom | There’s simply no fixing the 100-year old company as it is
Opinion
/ 1 March 2023

Eskom | There’s simply no fixing the 100-year old company as it is

Whatever the intervention, something has to be done — and it isn’t soldiers at the gate. It needs a brave chief executive and executive board, not people simply in search of higher salaries and stature

By Ron Derby
Democratic Alliance moves motion for ad hoc committee to probe Eskom corruption
Article
/ 28 February 2023

Democratic Alliance moves motion for ad hoc committee to probe Eskom corruption

The party says the committee should have the power to summons witnesses

By Emsie Ferreira
How the just energy transition money will be distributed
The Green Guardian
/ 28 February 2023

How the just energy transition money will be distributed

Eskom will receive most of the funding, while the rest will go to the trade, industry and competition department and for developing the electric vehicle industry

By Mandisa Nyathi
Economic Freedom Fighters predicts voter increase in 2024 elections
Politics
/ 28 February 2023

Economic Freedom Fighters predicts voter increase in 2024 elections

EFF leader Julius Malema has called for South Africans to join the party during its national shutdown aimed at unseating President Cyril Ramaphosa

By Lizeka Tandwa
Contemplating South Africa’s great depression … in the dark
Opinion
/ 28 February 2023

Contemplating South Africa’s great depression … in the dark

Is there anyone who is happy with their lives and with the social, economic and political life of the country?

By Hugo ka Canham
South Africa’s unemployment rate marks another retreat
Business
/ 28 February 2023

South Africa’s unemployment rate marks another retreat

But jobless levels are still above those prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw 2.2 million people lose employment

By Sarah Smit
Hospitals exempt from load-shedding as new disaster regulations take effect
National
/ 28 February 2023

Hospitals exempt from load-shedding as new disaster regulations take effect

Government departments will be compelled to introduce power saving measures and to move to alternative energy sources

By Paddy Harper
Chris Hani cabal comes to Ramaphosa’s rescue in cabinet reshuffle
Politics
/ 28 February 2023

Chris Hani cabal comes to Ramaphosa’s rescue in cabinet reshuffle

The president has asked Eastern Cape ANC chair Oscar Mabuyane to add Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to the province’s parliamentary list

By Lizeka Tandwa
Similarities in the tale of Nigeria and South Africa as generators and politicians bellow in the dark
Opinion
/ 28 February 2023

Similarities in the tale of Nigeria and South Africa as generators and politicians bellow in the dark

The countries are at a similar crossroads with their politics. Critically, both need an injection of confidence in their policymakers, who’ve made a brouhaha about their respective economic promises, but have failed to deliver

By Ron Derby
A grid collapse or blackout would be catastrophic, says Andre de Ruyter in court papers
National
/ 27 February 2023

A grid collapse or blackout would be catastrophic, says Andre de Ruyter in court papers

The maligned former Eskom CEO challenged the notion that it was foolish to shut ageing power stations and focus on procuring more renewable capacity

By Emsie Ferreira
Fixing Eskom can’t come soon enough
Opinion
/ 27 February 2023

Fixing Eskom can’t come soon enough

Separating Eskom into generation, transmission and distribution could play a significant role in reducing power cuts

By Ozayr Patel
Ramaphosa calls urgent cabinet meeting as more Eskom corruption is exposed
Politics
/ 27 February 2023

Ramaphosa calls urgent cabinet meeting as more Eskom corruption is exposed

The meeting will take place on Monday night on the energy state of disaster as as anticipation builds over a cabinet reshuffle

By Lizeka Tandwa
Q&A: What is the Birda app and how does it work?
The Green Guardian
/ 27 February 2023

Q&A: What is the Birda app and how does it work?

New app brings the fun to birding with games, challenges and interaction with a friendly online community

By Lesego Chepape
Amazon to eat Woolworths, Shoprite and Takealot lunch?
Business
/ 27 February 2023

Amazon to eat Woolworths, Shoprite and Takealot lunch?

The pandemic may have disrupted the analogue business models of South African retailers to the online world. Amazon, unlike Walmart, is possibly an even bigger disruptor lying in wait

By Anathi Madubela
Tense wait for Nigeria’s election results
Africa
/ 27 February 2023

Tense wait for Nigeria’s election results

Fake results are circulating, vote rigging claims are mounting and tensions escalating as Nigerians wait for elections results

By Emeka Okonkwo
I don’t have a legal duty to end load-shedding, says Ramaphosa
National
/ 27 February 2023

I don’t have a legal duty to end load-shedding, says Ramaphosa

Power supply is the remit of municipalities, not the president or national government, Ramaphosa has said in court papers

By Emsie Ferreira
Eskom shrugs as hazardous, and costly, emissions stay sky-high
The Green Guardian
/ 27 February 2023

Eskom shrugs as hazardous, and costly, emissions stay sky-high

Ageing coal-fired fleet will kill tens of thousands by ignoring air-pollution minimum limits, costing tens of billions

By Sheree Bega
Nigeria awaits first results after tight election
Africa
/ 26 February 2023

Nigeria awaits first results after tight election

The voting was carried out mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and long delays

By Camille Malplat and Louise Dewast
SACP, Cosatu seek inclusion in cabinet during marathon meetings with Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 26 February 2023

SACP, Cosatu seek inclusion in cabinet during marathon meetings with Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has allayed the concerns of the ANC alliance partners regarding a new electricity minister

By Lizeka Tandwa
State capture sees South Africa greylisted alongside South Sudan, Haiti
Business
/ 26 February 2023

State capture sees South Africa greylisted alongside South Sudan, Haiti

Analysts have warned the greylisting could have dire consequences for the country’s already hamstrung economy, by raising its risk profile and hampering investment

By Sarah Smit
China ‘spy balloons’ fly high and are very hard to detect, says expert
National
/ 25 February 2023

China ‘spy balloons’ fly high and are very hard to detect, says expert

Exercise Mosi II an opportunity for spying on Russian, China military capabilities, says expert

By Eunice Masson
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