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/ 6 April 2022

Absa’s Arrie Rautenbach long game can’t save bank from transformation critics

Rautenbach’s retail track record put him in good stead — and inadequate succession planning helped too

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By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 29 May 2021

Gordhan on SAA, political interference and moving SOEs out of his department

The minister addresses the future of the country’s state-owned entities and speculation they may be moved from his portfolio

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By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 12 February 2020

In his Sona speech, Ramaphosa must tread the line between promises and reality

South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action

By Bongekile Macupe

Article

/ 2 August 2019

Eskom needs ‘fire and thunder’

The appointment of a chief restructuring officer is a positive step, but it is not a silver bullet for the power utility’s debt burden

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 30 July 2019

Eskom gets a chief restructuring office amid devastating finance results

SAICA CEO Freeman Nomvalo will head up team to help Eksom reorganise its operational and funding structures

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 29 July 2019

Gordhan appoints Eskom chair, Jabu Mabuza, acting chief executive

The decision comes a day ahead of Eskom’s financial results announcement, which is expected to reveal record-breaking losses

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 7 June 2019

Rumours swirl that key SOEs will report to Mabuza

In the past week, factions have used Jarana’s resignation as a tool in a bid to shake the powers of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan

By Sabelo Skiti

Article

/ 29 May 2019

Eskom: The art of steering a sinking ship

The utility is once again in need of a leader who must achieve the near impossible

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 25 May 2019

Hadebe resigns from Eskom citing ill health

Phakamani Hadebe is the latest in a series of leaders for the embattled utility, and will bow out at the end of July

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 16 April 2019

Hadebe tries to allay fears of job losses in internal Eskom memo

"One of the questions that I hear being asked most often, is: ‘Will I still have a job in this turnaround of Eskom?’," the memo from Hadebe read

By Lameez Omarjee

Article

/ 22 March 2019

Outages: Problems and solutions

The government has introduced a range of ways to address Eskom’s woes

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 15 February 2019

Dissatisfied workers a real threat to power utility and economy

While Eskom goes from one controversy to the next, the dissatisfaction of its workforce poses a real danger to Eskom’s ability to keep the lights on

By Sabelo Skiti

Article

/ 4 February 2019

Eskom CEO says unbundling the utility will make it sustainable

Phakamani Hadebe told delegates at the Mining Indaba 2019 that Eskom is just ‘too big’

By Carin Smith

Article

/ 1 February 2019

Eskom secures a R15bn loan

But the utility already has a debt burden of almost R420-billion

By Gemma Ritchie

Article

/ 15 January 2019

Communities say Eskom tariff increase will make the cost of living unbearable

Nersa kicked off its nationwide public hearings in Cape Town this week to deliberate on Eskom’s tariff applications

By Tebogo Tshwane

Article

/ 15 January 2019

Corruption, state capture behind Eskom’s downfall, Nersa hears

Outa says although Eskom brought about its own downfall, there were other factors, such as corruption and state capture, which worsened the situation

By Lameez Omarjee

Article

/ 11 January 2019

Is the load-shedding holiday over?

"Eskom’s long-term plans are to restore its energy availability factor to 75% by November".

By Tebogo Tshwane

Article

/ 7 December 2018

Eskom sweats as Trillian buys time

Eskom is trying to recover is missing millions, but Trillian CEO Eric Wood says he is overwhelmed by the court case against the Gupta-linked company

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 7 December 2018

Eskom aims to shed its debt load

But critics say shifting liability to the state could have unintended consequences for the economy

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 30 November 2018

Take Eskom’s bitter pill and pay up

‘Difficult decisions’ must be made and there is no escape for the consumer and the taxpayer

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 24 July 2018

China commits to more investments in South Africa

The nation has committed to $14.7-billion in investments

By Thulebona Mhlanga

Article

/ 24 July 2018

Eskom’s R33.4bn loan deal with China Development Bank

The loan agreement was signed on Tuesday following bilateral talks between the Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Cyril Ramaphosa

By Sibongile Khumalo

Article

/ 14 June 2018

Eskom to reopen negotiations with trade unions, as it warns of constrained supply

Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe has committed to reopening wage talks with trade unions

By Tehillah Nieselow and Sibongile Khumalo

Article

/ 24 May 2018

Gordhan appoints Phakamani Hadebe as Eskom CEO

The minister made sweeping changes to boards of state-owned enterprises in his portfolio

By Lameez Omarjee

Article

/ 3 May 2018

Eskom promises no load shedding

The utility has said it is sourcing additional coal from suppliers to ensure that there are outages this winter

By Agency

Article

/ 26 April 2018

Eskom top execs in Washington to try win over investors, lenders

Parliament’s oversight committee has heard that the utility’s top leadership is addressing concerns of investors

By Lameez Omarjee

Article

/ 18 April 2018

Eskom investigating 239 cases of misconduct by officials

Eskom board member Sindi Mabaso-Koyana spoke on the steps Eskom is taking to address corruption at the power utility

By Lameez Omarjee

Article

/ 9 March 2018

Eskom to make way for new players

Experts from across the country gathered to chart a way forward to bring cheaper energy to South Africa

By Thulebona Mhlanga

Article

/ 6 February 2018

Koko to face a new disciplinary hearing

These new proceedingscome after Koko refused to concede to an ultimatum given to him last week to either resign or face being fired.

By Tebogo Tshwane

Article

/ 5 February 2018

PIC gives Eskom R5-billion lifeline

The Public Investment Corporation has given the cash-strapped parastatal a loan to fund the utility’s operations in February.

By Yolandi Groenewald

Article

/ 2 February 2018

Eskom chief Hadebe is Mr Fix-it

The former civil servant who turned around the Land Bank has a much bigger job ahead

By Lynley Donnelly

Article

/ 26 January 2018

Changes buy Eskom a tiny bit of time

The utility faces an immediate cash-flow problem and tougher deep-seated challenges

By Lynley Donnelly

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