Phakamani Hadebe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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