Crisis

Municipalities get 10% of the national budget and must raise revenue from service users, most of whom are the working class poor and unemployed

The report shows the production of food and beverages was the biggest contributor to the decrease in factory output

Tiger Brands and others in the food production chain are struggling under the rolling blackouts

There is a limit to what the government can do in terms of subsidies, given the fiscal situation, say experts

Dividing the company into generation, transmission and distribution divides responsibility, and could triple the scale of the problems

Municipality guilty of discrimination as townships run dry while middle-class suburbs are unaffected by the crisis

The rescue proposal designed by and for African countries is targeted at ensuring future food security as the continent struggles to procure key agricultural commodities, such as…

It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say

Eskom has had 11 chief executives and countless board changes in 10 years, and its condition remains just as critical. Will another reshuffle make a difference?

The situation in the Eastern Cape health department is a "full-blown catastrophe", writes Trudy Thomas.