Pravin Gordhan is a prominent South African politician, born on April 12, 1949, in Durban. He notably served as Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2017, implementing vital economic policies. Gordhan also held roles in public enterprises and governance, advocating for transparency, accountability, and combating corruption during his career. His contributions have been crucial to South Africa's economic development and stability.
Marokane takes the position after a year-long search for a new leader for the state power utility
R22.8 billion will be used to tackle urgent liquidity matters, such as settling maturity debt
Jaap Burger suggested there was resistance to tackling syndicates in a concerted manner
The acting chief executive said it was imperative to bridge the gap of 4000 to 6000 megawatts of dispatchable capacity
The state-owned logistics entity, plagued by R130 billion in debt and neglected infrastructure, has presented a turnaround plan to claw its way back to profitability
The outgoing chairman told news editors he was shown the door but praises Pravin Gordhan for ‘amicable’ conclusion of his tenure
The public enterprises minister responds to coverage about his conduct at state firms
The NEC allegedly suggested that President Cyril Ramaphosa explore giving the electricity minister more powers at Eskom
The ANC secretary general said Makgoba was a respected South African whose claims against Gordhan couldn’t be ignored
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
The minister says a just transition should ensure no one is left behind
Derby exits amid scathing reviews from organised business and, more recently, labour
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union has made allegations of procurement and recruitment irregularities at the state-owned entity
The ruling party’s economic transformation head Mmamokolo Kubayi said the resolution for state entities to be moved to line ministries remained intact
eThekwini businesses have urged the minister to fire executive members of the board, saying they are responsible for service delivery failures at the port
Several small opposition parties protested, but the ANC’s might carried the vote
South Africa’s news headlines suggest the opposition and the ANC are still struggling to get its act together
Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said the company only achieving 26.3% of its targets was ‘unacceptable’
Kgathatso Tlhakudi has claimed wrongdoing in the sale of the national carrier
The new director general played a key role in developing the Eskom Debt Relief Bill
This is in line with its turnaround plan which was approved by the department of public enterprises in 2019.
Ministers want President Ramaphosa to rein in the ANC secretary general
An update on the training and community support programmes taking shape at Eskom’s pilot renewable energy plant
Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion
Warsaw and Pretoria appear to be poles apart when it comes to the war between Russia and Ukraine
The minister argues the ruling compelling him to keep the lights on at hospitals, schools and police station is vague and impossible to implement
Kgathatso Tlhakudi was suspended and later dismissed after being found guilty of gross misconduct and unlawful recruitment. He says he was targeted over the SAA deal
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