From irregular expenditure to energy precarity and deals gone wrong, the power utility is the talk of the town
Eskom has implemented rolling blackouts to ease pressure on the national grid as its generating units struggle to keep up with demand
Eskom will be forced to implement higher stages of load-shedding, Ramokgopa says
The two interventions have received major blowback with critics accusing the government of undermining public oversight
Legal challenges to the disaster management plans could lead to ‘serious embarrassment’ for the state
Beleaguered utility fined R950 million for delays in planned maintenance at Koeberg, which will leave the country without a major power source for months
The biggest highlight of the budget was the support to aid individuals and businesses to source alternative energy sources
Power utility says the high court challenge to the increase is flawed in law, and could mean more load-shedding, or worse, a credit default
Homes, roads and bridges destroyed as two more sluice gates opened
Cabinet sources argue the state of disaster will take away the powers of more ministers than just that of the forestry and fisheries minister
The president tells party leaders that the new electricity minister will also be a project manager for Medupi and Kusile power stations
The government has shown that it is willing to explore introducing a basic income grant, which would mark a big step towards achieving growth
Mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, as minerals and energy minister let off the hook to solve electricity crisis
Complete ceremony format at a cool R8 million expected at #Sona2023 after last year’s parliament fire caused some events to be cancelled
The cabinet reshuffle should move the mineral resources and energy minister to another portfolio
Government’s assistance comes too slowly for those left without a roof
The Covid-19 state of disaster response proved how quickly a government can act when it needs to
I dodged it for two years, but the virus found me – right after I’d criticised the president for not lifting restrictions yet
Premier Sihle Zikalala says a state of disaster has been declared in the province, because of the heavy flooding
President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the scaling back of restrictions and lifts the need to wear masks outdoors
After developing ‘terrible depression’ Simbirisiyo Mushanewana learnt that helping others also meant helping himself
When one state of disaster ends, we’ll enter the other, familiar one, where service failure is the endemic pandemic.
Holders of expired Zimbabwe exemption permits who are not successful in applying for other permits within 12 months will have to leave South Africa or be deported
Alan Dobson SC says a legislating vaccine mandates would have to be weighed against various constitutional provisions and was likely to see legal challenge
South Africa’s laws allow the government to implement mandatory Covid vaccinations but, if it chooses this path, it must do so responsibly
The government has consulted widely on measures to restrict the spread of Covid-19, but rule by selective committees such as the National Coronavirus Command Council requires vigilance
Guidelines can’t regulate the police and military’s use of lethal force and will, in the end, be subordinate
to bad legislation
Oversight is crucial, and more so during a state of disaster, yet the Parliament seems to prefer deferring this function until the Covid-19 crisis is over
The government has responded swiftly to the Covid-19 pandemic by declaring a state of disaster and imposing a lockdown, but now it needs to start thinking of an evolving exit strategy
Even in the best of times, there is an inherent tension between the three arms of state