Hendrina
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We increasingly need the courts to defend justice
Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court
A new light on the future of Eskom’s assets
A business coalition in South Africa’s energy heartland proposes a private takeover of Eskom’s assets to keep the lights on. But not everyone agrees with privatising energy…
Just transition: Mpumalanga Eskom employees in the dark
Those at Hendrina and Komati coal-fired power stations say they don’t know what a just transition is
Coal workers worry about the just transition
The M&G visited Hendrina and Komati power stations to find out what people think
How Eskom is tackling sabotage at its power stations
Employees, including senior staff members and contractors, have stolen or deliberately broken equipment, which has contributed to load-shedding
Eskom confirms wage-related protests at six coal-fired power stations
The demonstrations have coincided with stage 2 rotational power cuts which the state-owned utility says will remain in place until Sunday due to the breakdown of four generation…
Eskom reintroduces stage two load-shedding after Medupi unit three breaks down
Load-shedding will be in place from 5pm on Monday to 5am on Wednesday
Eleven dead in horror Mpumalanga collision
Eleven people died in Mpumalanga on Friday as a result of a head-on collision between a truck and a bakkie, police said.