The Eskom roots of the Construction Mafia
The roots of SA’s Construction Mafia reach all the way back to the extensive site disruptions around payment issues at ESKOM.
The roots of SA’s Construction Mafia reach all the way back to the extensive site disruptions around payment issues at ESKOM.
Former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer, who is still responsible for bringing back the big units, gives us the inside track on SA’s big story.
John Steenhuisen shares the back story of the Kusile oversight visit that never was and explains what a DA government would be doing about Eskom.
Minister Gordhan condemns the DA’s grandstanding over the electricity crisis by attempting an unplanned visit to the Kusile power station.
Further evidence of Eskom corruption and kickbacks have been revealed – contractors have allegedly paid the school fees of a contract manager’s child.
It is not the end. In September, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Eskom would need an additional R33 billion to complete Medupi and Kusile.
Eskom is warning South Africa could have over 320 days of loadshedding in the next year in a worst-case scenario presented to Parliament.
Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile projects have been fraught with challenges, ranging from corruption and negligence to a flawed design process.
South Africa and Africa’s educational level and system lends itself to a renewable energy-powered electrical system.
Last week, Busi Mavuso, an Eskom non-executive director may have thrown down a bigger challenge to the government than she had initially thought.