40 days without load-shedding, but rolling outages not over yet
/ 7 May 2024

40 days without load-shedding, but rolling outages not over yet

Government’s partnership with business and the increase in solar rooftops, photovoltaic and battery storage has contributed to the decrease in blackouts

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DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling
/ 17 February 2024

DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling

The party’s energy strategy is similar to that of the ANC-led government, which includes liberalising the country’s energy market

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New energy plan sends mixed signals to investors
/ 10 January 2024

New energy plan sends mixed signals to investors

The draft IRP 2023 scales back renewable projects viewed as a key source of economic growth

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Standard Bank ready and willing to aid finance grid expansion
/ 4 October 2023

Standard Bank ready and willing to aid finance grid expansion

The effort, needed for renewable capacity to come online, will cost about R210 billion

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Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine
/ 12 June 2023

Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine

Captains of industry may appear the benevolent saviours of a state in decline, but we ought to question their intentions

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‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions
/ 6 February 2023

‘Tentative’ President Ramaphosa has a council for every crisis but no solutions

Obsessive consultation is a pronounced feature of Ramaphosa’s leadership style, however, it has done him – and the country – few favours

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Slow implementation spurs frustration over South Africa’s jobs crisis
/ 17 August 2022

Slow implementation spurs frustration over South Africa’s jobs crisis

So says Rudi Dicks, who is in charge of coordinating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s initiatives to drive structural reforms and employment

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