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Energy minister Kgosiento Ramokgopa said the issue would be resolved by the end of the week. Photo: GCIS

‘Unreliable’ units means load-shedding won’t end soon, says Ramokgopa

The plan for rolling out grid infrastructure over the next three years is insufficient to end load-shedding, and requires private investment and funding from the Just Energy…

Andre de Ruyter. File photo by Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Eskom board squandered chance to question De Ruyter on corruption allegations – Scopa

The board was told to take seriously De Ruyter’s claims about wholesale graft at the embattled parastatal

Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter when he appeared before Scopa in April.

De Ruyter brought Eskom into disrepute: Chairman

The board released the former chief executive with immediate effect after he offered to go if this was its view

Ramaphosa will be questioned on Eskom, Zondo assures Koko

The power utility’s former chief executive prefaced his testimony by asking if the president would have to answer to claims that he meddled in Eskom

Former Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown. (Esa Alexander/Gallo)

Brown resists Zondo’s notion that lack of oversight left SA in darkness

The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault

Naidoo pushes limits of plausible deniability on Eskom board’s knowledge of Tegeta

As former Eskom board member Pat Naidoo claims ignorance of Tegeta deal, Zondo counters that the evidence was staring him in the face

Former Eskom chief executive, André de Ruyter. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom and treasury fight needs urgent attention

Early signs of instability are creeping into struggling power utility as forces fighting for space in the parastatal take battle to the very top at Megawatt Park

Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg)

Eskom and treasury locked in multibillion-rand tender bunfight

Independent investigation into Eskom reveals fractious board discussions, involving accusations and counter-accusations, as allegations of corruption sink contract