The public enterprises minister undermined upper management, disrupting efforts to end the nation’s energy crisis, said former CEO André de Ruyter.
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The ANC risks losing almost a quarter of its support unless it brings the country’s worst power crisis to an end ahead of elections next year, a survey of voters has found.
The president says all hands are on deck to ensure that the severity and frequency of load shedding is reduced in the near term.
A dodgy bitcoin mining operation in Vryburg, North West has added to the town’s already massive Eskom bill.
The pair have travelled to China as Eskom implements record power cuts that are hobbling the economy.
Sasria appears to have walked back its earlier decision that it would no longer provide cover for damage caused by a collapse of Eskom’s grid.
The rand plunged to a three-year low on Wednesday as fears grew of load shedding worsening during winter.
By as soon as Wednesday evening, the amount of electricity that Eskom has failed to provide will be greater than the power it couldn’t provide in the whole of 2022.
Eskom has had to defend itself against armed robbery, fuel theft, sabotage and corruption – all of which are increasing the risk of a complete power outage.
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he can’t preclude the possibility of South Africa being plunged into even worse load shedding this winter.