Author: Busi Mavuso

Unbundling Eskom’s transmission assets into an independent operator is the durable fix. It must happen fast.

The unbundling now has advisers, a timetable and, at last, agreement between Eskom and business.

There is a difference between acknowledging complexity and weaponising it to resist change, writes Busi Mavuso.

Investors have been waiting to see whether South Africa would actually follow through on real energy sector reform.

Upgrades from S&P, Fitch and Moody’s reflect fiscal discipline after 15 years of deficits.

Johannesburg’s R5.3-billion debt threatens its power supply, but the even bigger fight is over structural electricity reform.

Business is calling for urgent intervention to stabilise a city that accounts for 16% of South Africa’s GDP.

Eskom’s generation recovery is working, but unbundling has stalled and municipal debt signals deeper trouble.

The president’s clarity of electricity reform was welcome but his silence on de-industrialisation was alarming.

Eskom’s revised unbundling plan threatens grid investment. President Ramaphosa must clarify his stance on electricity reform.