Eskom recently repeated that it will not conclude supply contracts with the developers of new renewable energy power stations. These developers were selected under a programme to facilitate private sector involvement in the
Author: The Conversation
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South Africa has, in the past, been credited with taking on innovative corporate governance standards and integrated reporting. So, it’s particularly depressing to see the spectacle around the country’s largest state-owned enterprise, power utility Eskom
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