Government has given assurances that the electricity grid won’t be allowed to collapse. Yet increasing numbers of businesses are preparing for that very eventuality.
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Environment minister Barbara Creecy has approved an application by Eskom that will allow it to push out higher emissions into the atmosphere at Kusile power station.
More than half of South African taxpayers want to vote the ANC out of power in next year’s elections because of rolling blackouts, a survey shows.
S&P Global Ratings put Eskom’s debt assessment on positive watch, meaning it may upgrade the state-owned power utility.
A shortage of electricity grid connections poses a major challenge that needs to be overcome to end load shedding.
MTN Group said Eskom’s woes cost its South African operation R695-million in Ebitda in the 2022 financial year.
South Africa risks becoming a “failed nation state” unless government resolves the energy, corruption and unemployment crises, said Ralph Mupita.
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Eskom has a “rich” choice of candidates to fill the role of CEO, but the appointment process could take months to conclude, according to its chairman.
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has met with senior executives in South Africa’s telecommunications industry.