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Workers near generators in the turbine hall at the Kusile coal-fired power station in Delmas, Mpumalanga province. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CHARLES HLEBELA

Eskom spends more than half of its quarterly budget on diesel

Critics suggest the utility has caved in to political pressure to keep the lights on at all costs ahead of the 29 May elections

  • Mandisa Makgakga
5 min read
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SA inflation falls to lowest level in two years

The inflation rate eased to 4.7%, the lowest since August 2021

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read