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Coal mining rights were awarded to private companies when Eskom had the opportunity to secure them, save funds and better the electricity supply.
Former Eskom chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane has been accused of setting up an email system for Gupta associate Salim Essa to contact senior officials.
McKinsey was paid £563,400 to coin the “vision, purpose and narrative” of the UK’s National Institute for Health Protection, which replaces PHE.
This third article from the interview by Chris Yelland with Eskom CEO André de Ruyter covers the power utility’s response to climate change.
South Africa’s power utility Eskom is repeatedly flagged up as a significant blight on the investment landscape and is often cited as a significant drag on economic growth.
Loadshedding is not going anywhere soon, with Eskom still in serious trouble and the national power grid under constant strain.
University of the Witwatersrand experts explain how Eskom is in a catch-22 bind, as a result of its debt.
South Africa unveiled its long-awaited plan to save Eskom, including exposing it to greater competition, lowering fuel costs, increasing renewable-energy output and selling non-core assets.
It has become a recurring refrain in South Africa; another state-owned enterprise in trouble with barely enough funds to pay their staff looking for a government bailout.
Energy expert Chris Yelland unpacks what went wrong in the latest loadshedding schedule imposed on electricity users and concludes that it is “the stuff of nightmares.”