Rudi Dicks
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Faster reforms will spur faster growth: Ramaphosa
The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas
SA’s coal fired power stations here to stay until 2050
The Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the Presidency has highlighted plans to upskill people to work in the green economy and roll out infrastructure to support…
Electricity generation capacity continues to improve, says Ramokgopa
Planned outages will be short-term pain but long-term gain, minister says
Ebrahim Patel announces a R1.3bn resilience fund to address energy crisis
The Energy One Stop Shop and Energy Resilience Fund is aimed at cutting red tape and accelerating regulatory processes in renewable projects
SA’s R210 billion grid dilemma hits pause on load-shedding fix
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
Eskom’s transmission company up and running soon, says Makwana
Eskom’s board chair was speaking on a panel about the country’s energy crisis at the South Africa Investment Conference on Thursday
Nersa to begin unbundling Eskom
The national energy regulator will decide whether the National Transmission Company South Africa will get a licence
State of disaster a good thing, insists acting Eskom boss
Emergency procurement funds will not be abused, says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Court cases ‘will not stop energy plan’
An energy action plan is slowly taking shape, with significant milestones reached recently, including obtaining a licence for Eskom’s new transmission company
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
‘SA can’t leave its shift to a low-carbon future to chance’
Innovation and creativity is crucial to guide financing, say experts
SA unions looking strong as succession talks loom
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…
Cosatu policies go beyond ‘rhetoric’
When there are national policy debates, political "analysts" suddenly emerge. Many are seasoned and knowledgeable analysts who base their arguments on proper research. Others…