The outgoing chairman told news editors he was shown the door but praises Pravin Gordhan for ‘amicable’ conclusion of his tenure
The NEC allegedly suggested that President Cyril Ramaphosa explore giving the electricity minister more powers at Eskom
The minister’s conduct was called into question during this week’s national working committee meeting, sources said
The minister’s leadership style is marred by micro-management and interference, according to industry leaders
Makwana’s resignation comes hours after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the country was not yet ‘out of the woods’ in terms of load-shedding
Acting chief executive says he still has work to do in his financial role at the utility
Eskom expects units from Kusile and Tutuka power stations to be back online in November
This is in line with its turnaround plan which was approved by the department of public enterprises in 2019.
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion
Godongwana’s decision follows 56 public comments covering a broad spectrum of accounting, auditing, governance, legal principles and public interest issues that were raised
The language used to describe Eskom’s crisis and the ways in which the utility’s management have divided into opposing camps offers fascinating insights
Mpho Makwana says the selection process is being conducted behind closed doors, as is standard practice
The decision came after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, said the former CEO never told him the report implicated a senior ANC politician in corruption at the utility
The parliamentary committee will also call Business Unity South Africa’s head to talk about the intelligence probe the former chief executive initiated
Mpho Makwana has accused the former chief executive of breaching confidentiality clauses in his contract of employment
Instead of meeting engineers, the former Eskom chief executive was busy with his ghostwriters
Ex-Eskom boss and former chairperson deny the intelligence on the ANC’s complicity in graft at the utility was withheld
The former Eskom chairperson said a maligned investigation initiated by former CEO Andre de Ruyter was first mooted by the minister
The board released the former chief executive with immediate effect after he offered to go if this was its view
The new smart meters give the power utility the ability to limit the electricity supply to a household
Eskom will be freed from borrowing more money for its operational needs and capital requirements for the next five years because of the government’s debt relief package and the tariffs approved by the national energy regulator, Nersa.
The new chief executive is charged with ending load-shedding and unbundling the power utility into three divisions – generation, transmission and distribution
Eskom’s board chair was speaking on a panel about the country’s energy crisis at the South Africa Investment Conference on Thursday
The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight
The Economic Freedom Fighters has accused Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana of encouraging corruption in Eskom
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
The utility says the energy availability at six power stations has picked up
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
Sources on the board of Eskom believe that chief financial officer Calib Cassim will take over as the next CEO
The former Absa chief executive recently quit as head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team
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 utility is unlikely to find a replacement for Andre de Ruyter before his three-month notice period ends