Botswana has passed a law opening up electricity generation to the private sector, which could reduce its reliance on South Africa.
Eskom’s applications for the Thyspunt site near Humansdorp and the Duynefontein site near Koeberg have been gazetted.
Proposed rules prevent all public servants from doing business directly or indirectly with the state.
Ratings agency Moody’s warns that the drop in SA’s gross domestic product is bad news for the government’s development banks.
Municipalities’ unpaid Eskom bills have led to high interest rates, power cuts, government interventions and court cases.
Moody’s has warned that several South African municipalities and institutions face reviews for a possible downgrade.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says Moody’s decided to put South Africa under review before meeting his delegation.
Gauteng’s government faces tough times in an election year, with instructions to implement national budget cuts.
The proposed changes to the politicians’ pension fund to avoid the new fringe benefit taxes are based on a proposal by the minister of finance.
The lights are still on in Soweto, but the massive debt to Eskom remains unpaid.
Eskom hopes to get through summer without any load shedding.
The public servants’ pay hike is a big expense for the state, warns Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.
Eskom cannot explain why its annual report says it received an insurance payout for repairs at Duvha power station.
Repairs have yet to begin at Eskom’s Duvha power station despite the utility’s insurers paying out R4. 2bn five months ago.
The government has encouraged Eskom to rewrite and resubmit its price-hike application.
Eskom warns of more load shedding as it scrambles to find funds after seeing its tariff request denied by Nersa.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has called business leaders to Pretoria for more talks on Eskom’s woes.
SA faces more red alerts on the power system as Eskom deals with the fallout of suspending its top brass.
The National Energy Regular of SA informs municipal authorities that consumers will be paying more from July 1.
Load shedding is a strong possibility this week as demand for power is expected to outstrip Eskom's supply.
Though the first unit of the power station would be synchronised by year-end, it will be another five years before Medupi is fully online.
Mogale City is overcharging residents for electricity in their homes – and it’s believed to be the only municipality in the country that is overcharging.
By the time striking workers returned to work this week, the platinum mines calculated that the employees had lost R10. 7 billion in earnings.
Thirteen municipalities, including three metros, want to hike their electricity prices above the nationally recommended increase.
Tsakani Ratsela spent holidays as a 9-year-old behind the till in her parents’ shop, learning the value of hard work and service.