Eskom is again looking for a chief executive. But running the utility surely ranks as the worst job in the global energy industry.
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South Africa made fresh inquiries about securing electricity supply from Turkey’s Karpowership as it battles its worst-ever power outages.
The first-ever submarine broadband Internet cable has been brought ashore in the Eastern Cape, in Gqeberha.
The Advertising Regulatory Board is adding a new clause to the Code of Advertising Practice that deals with cryptocurrency products.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to Eskom to suspend its biggest electricity price increase in more than a decade.
The rand weakened early on Monday, as power utility Eskom extended scheduled electricity cuts.
Eskom will impose load shedding on a continuous basis for at least the next two years, board chairman Mpho Makwanan has warned.
CEO André De Ruyter also reaffirmed that power cuts would continue for two more years at least.
Government has loosened local content requirements for solar panels and kicked off a review of plans for the nation’s energy mix.
The result of Eskom’s woes is that South Africans are increasingly being forced to explore alternative sources of electricity.