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The landmark $8.5-billion deal to help wean South Africa off its dependence on coal is hanging in the balance.

South Africa, which has been experiencing energy shortages since 2008, is in the throes of its worst power cuts on record.

Eskom will implement load shedding again this coming week, extending the worst bout of rolling power cuts in South Africa’s history.

Cabinet has approved a new board of directors at Eskom, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday. Here’s the full list.

MTN South Africa plans to install green-energy solutions at its head office as it moves to meet its own net-zero targets by 2040.

The state-owned utility, which is struggling with broken coal-fired power stations, said it will impose stage-3 power cuts on both Saturday and Sunday.

Karpowership will re-file an application to the environment department in a bid to move its project forward at a time when South Africa is suffering its worst-ever power cuts.

Eskom’s worst-ever bout of load shedding will continue indefinitely at stage 4, instead of the previous mix of stage 3 and stage 4.

Fixing South Africa’s broken utility and its rickety power system is proving a crucial test for the ANC ahead of elections in 2024.

Government will make changes to Eskom’s board of directors after electricity outages reached record levels this year.