The communications minister stands to lose most in a potential repositioning of some of SA’s most significant parastatals under public enterprises.
The public enterprises minister says Eskom is reviewing the implications of Nersa’s decision to grant a lower than requested electricity tariff hike.
Service providers will face tough penalties if the Medupi power station in Limpopo does not meet its December 2013 deadline.
Labour pundits and civil society groups say parastatals will buckle under the weight of political interference and unclear mandates.
The ANC elders must admit that their time is up and hand over the reins to the youth who still have a long future ahead of them, writes Khaya Dlanga.
The Airbus tender was approved by SAA’s board – but this put it at odds with a distinctly unimpressed ministry.
When Malusi Gigaba became minister of public enterprises, he told anyone who would listen he intended to keep a firm shareholder hand on the tiller.
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has removed suspended SAA chief executive Vuyisile Kona from the airline’s board, says the department.
We gauged the response across political and business spectrums following Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech. It seems he won their favour.
Public Enterprise Minister Malusi Gigaba met with Eskom’s Medupi power station construction stakeholders to "broker a resolution".
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba must get the CCMA to determine whether a striking union has recognition at SA Airways, the DA said.
South African Airways received an emergency loan to cover fuel costs, preventing the grounding of its local and international flights, says a report.
Like many other state endeavours, the costs of Transnet’s latest fuel project have kept on soaring, writes Lynley Donnelly.
The 16% electricity tariff hike every year for the next five years is unavoidable, Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba said.
Comair is going for the jugular of South African Airways in a court case seeking compensation of up to R124-million.
The investment world would have been up in arms by now if South African Airways were a private company, writes Fatima Hassan.
#Gigabaforpresident has come up again, but what does it mean for South Africans should our tweeting minister be promoted, asks Verashni Pillay.
More than 30 ANC branches have nominated Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba for a top six position in the party, says a newspaper report.
Statements by Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba at its annual general meeting this week have revealed a national airline beset by trouble.
A task team has been set up to advise on a turnaround strategy for South African Airways, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.
The missing letter from the treasury providing a R5-billion, two-year guarantee for SAA suddenly arrived at the state-run airline last week.
The reasons for the sudden departure of the chairperson of SAA, Cheryl Carolus, and leading members of the board are still not clear.
Treasury has agreed to a R5-billion guarantee for embattled state owned airline SAA, following a dramatic walk-out by the board.
Malusi Gigaba’s department has set its eyes on the burgeoning markets in the rest of Africa in a bid to grow profits for the SA’s ailing parastatals.
Project glitches hold up power plant’s completion but they ‘will not leave South Africa in the dark’, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.
South African government appears adamant that it wants the port of Ngqura to be the export point for manganese despite criticism from some quarters.
Malusi Gigaba’s sudden ascent has left Julius Malema and co in his dust. <b>Verashni Pillay</b> profiles the public enterprises minister.
Trade unions Satawu and Numsa have welcomed the suspension of pay increases for chief executives and board members of parastatals.
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has suspended pay rises for parastatal CEOs and board members until a remuneration policy has been set up.
The lower-than-expected electricity price hike will have to be paid eventually but in the meantime Eskom begs consumers not to use more power.
President Jacob Zuma is looking East for inspiration, as the ANC pushes for resource nationalism rather than a crude form of nationalisation.
Eskom says South Africans have to reduce their electricity use by a tenth, so it can take power stations offline for dangerously overdue maintenance.