Planned outages will be short-term pain but long-term gain, minister says
The Energy One Stop Shop and Energy Resilience Fund is aimed at cutting red tape and accelerating regulatory processes in renewable projects
Renewable energy could close the gap between demand and supply, ending load-shedding. But out-of-pocket Eskom must find money to upgrade its transmission infrastructure first
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Eskom’s board chair was speaking on a panel about the country’s energy crisis at the South Africa Investment Conference on Thursday
The national energy regulator will decide whether the National Transmission Company South Africa will get a licence
Emergency procurement funds will not be abused, says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
An energy action plan is slowly taking shape, with significant milestones reached recently, including obtaining a licence for Eskom’s new transmission company
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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/ 1 September 2007
South African unions have wrested hefty wage increases from employers, wielding strikes as weapons at a time of high inflation and strong performance in the key mining sector and government surpluses. The strength of unions, traditionally allied with the left wing of the African National Congress (ANC), could become critical with a looming showdown over who will succeed President Thabo Mbeki as president of the ANC.
When there are national policy debates, political "analysts" suddenly emerge. Many are seasoned and knowledgeable analysts who base their arguments on proper research. Others rely on anecdotal information, suck conclusions from their thumbs and contribute nothing to the national debate, write Rudi Dicks and Patrick Craven.