South Africa’s economic growth could pick up faster than forecast if the right structural reforms are implemented, the Reserve Bank said. That means the economy could expand faster than the 2% for 2020 the central
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Energy minister Jeff Radebe has signed agreements with 27 independent power producers after more than two years of delays. The deals promise to revive South Africa’s renewable energy programme that was once the
MTN Group’s sustainability report for 2017 shows just how environmentally polluting the telecommunications industry can be, despite ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions. For example, the JSE-listed group
After a decade of unprecedented growth in staff numbers, cash-strapped power utility Eskom is finally tackling the controversial issue of its headcount. State-owned Eskom, seen by Goldman Sachs Group as the biggest single
Extensive changes are in the offing at South Africa’s troubled state-owned companies as new public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan moves to tackle their many management and financial failings. Power utility Eskom and
Government’s long-awaited signing of agreements with 27 renewable energy independent power producer projects on Tuesday was blocked by an interdict that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa
Newly appointed energy minister Jeff Radebe on Thursday confidently announced at a media briefing that the 27 outstanding renewable energy power producer projects will be signed on Tuesday, 13 March. Neither Eskom nor
German enterprise software giant SAP admitted on Thursday that it had made payments to Gupta-linked companies and uncovered irregularities in the “management of third parties” and adherence to its compliance
Eskom is reviewing its business, including staff numbers and possible asset sales, to find a way out of massive debt and develop a more sustainable model, according to its chairman. The state-owned utility will hold
Eskom bought itself some financial breathing room after signing a R20bn short-term credit facility with a group of banks. The power utility needed the liquidity to see it through to the financial year that starts