Load shedding and spiralling electricity prices are now part of South African daily life. What, then, can be done about it? If one were to take a long view, one could confidently say that our electricity
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Eskom employees missed out on bonuses this year, spokesman Khulu Phasiwe confirmed on Monday, adding that its AGM will take place in the first week of August 2015. “It is true that we are not assigning bonuses,” he said. “It would be wrong to give bonuses if
Transnet chief financial officer Anoj Singh has been seconded to Eskom in the same role for six months, according to the state utility on Thursday. Singh’s secondment is effective from
Eskom announced on Wednesday that four of its senior executives who were suspended earlier this year have been cleared of any wrongdoing. In March, chairman Zola Tsotsi announced that four
City Power and the City of Johannesburg will not be load shedding in the city on Friday, following the application of a range of load limiting interventions. “During this period of constrained supply, City Power
Eskom has announced that it will implement stage one load shedding from 5pm on Thursday, after nine days of no load shedding. The company said on Twitter that it would likely end at 10pm
The government has sold its 13,91% stake in Vodacom to the Public Investment Corporation to help fund the R23bn allocation to Eskom, national treasury said in a statement on Wednesday. The national
Energy regulator Nersa “didn’t buy Eskom’s threat” when it said load shedding would get worse if it wasn’t granted a further tariff increase, said energy expert Chris Yelland. He was reacting to Nersa
Eskom’s application for an additional electricity price increase, on top of what has already been approved, was declined as it lacked the necessary information, energy regulator Nersa said on Monday. Chairman Jacob Modise
Eskom’s request for an additional increase in electricity prices was declined by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa on Monday. Making the announcement in Pretoria before assembled media and officials, chairman