Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA one year in. A must read.
What a difference a year makes. 2018 saw the State of the Nation postponed. Jacob Zuma resigned from his role, giving Cyril Ramaphosa only two days to deliver the speech.
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Cyril Ramaphosa tells miners: ‘Eskom is too big to fail’
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a speech at the mining indaba, said Eskom’s contribution to the health of our economy is too great for it to be allowed to fail.
Ramaphosa; Coaxing a reluctant ANC down a rocky reform road
Politics is tying the hands of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he weighs policy trade-offs needed to rejuvenate a moribund economy.
Bond traders bank on SA keeping the lights on
There’s been enough bad news about South Africa’s state-owned electricity company in recent months to rattle the hardiest bond investor. Or so you’d think.
Efforts to solve SA energy crisis could harm inward investment
South Africa is looking to spend billions of rand to secure energy from megaprojects on the continent at a time when Eskom is broke and struggling to supply enough electricity.
FirstRand joins Nedbank in coal-fired power exodus
FirstRand has joined the exodus of local banks that were funding new coal-fired power plants in SA.
Nedbank goes fully green, withdraws funding for coal IPPs
Nedbank lived up to its slogan as the “green” bank in a decision to withdraw its funding of two proposed new coal-fired power stations in South Africa.
R2 billion running repairs on inept Eskom power build
Eskom is facing a mounting repair bill at two new coal-fired power stations that are still under construction, compounding its already dire financial situation.
Meet Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer: A man in SA’s energy hot seat
A refreshing openness by Eskom’s new management has been demonstrated in an exclusive interview with Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer.
Gordhan wrestles with ANC’s Eskom election albatross – IRR
With Eskom, the neglect, inaction and short-sightedness date back well before State Capture. During Mbeki’s tenure, energy experts exhorted him to increase power-generation capacity.