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Gauteng Cogta Dept commits to pay Emfuleni Municipality’s Eskom debt
Last week, the sheriff of the court seized property worth hundreds of millions of rand over the council’s failure to settle its bill.
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Eskom CEO De Ruyter says he’s finding common ground with unions
Eskom CEO André De Ruyter has been in office now for over two months and said he still didn’t regret taking the job.
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Eskom doing all it can to get municipalities to pay up - De Ruyter
Last week, Eskom cut power to the Western Cape’s rail systems due to nonpayment.
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Malema to Eskom CEO De Ruyter: The utility must work for the people
On Friday EFF supporters marched more than 11 kilometres from Sandton to Sunninghill in heavy rain to hand over a memorandum of demands to Eskom management.
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Mining industry leaders give Eskom’s De Ruyter thumbs up
Just over a month into the job, Andre de Ruyter has impressed the mineral council of South Africa which says he met with major Eskom clients four days after he took to office.
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Eskom board accused of dereliction of duty after failing to appear before Scopa
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and other executives honoured Tuesday’s meeting to give an update following last year's oversight visit by MPs.
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Please be patient, it will take time to fix Eskom - De Ruyter
Andre de Ruyter has told parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts there’s still a long way to go to fix the struggling power utility.
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Eskom won't compromise on maintenance in the future, De Ruyter tells Scopa
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that maintenance would increase the likelihood of load shedding over the next 18 months but it would ensure a reliable and sustainable power fleet going forward.
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Eskom's De Ruyter set to make first appearance before Scopa
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) will receive an update from Eskom on recommendations it made following an oversight visit to the parastatal last year.
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De Ruyter facing a challenge to turn Eskom around, says Germany's Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said with its resources, South Africa should be able to benefit from renewable energy.
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Eskom 'still battling' with unplanned breakdowns, power demand from users
The utility has this week given the country a taste of what the next 18 months could be like after new CEO Andre de Ruyter warned that the maintenance plan would continue for more than a year.
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Eskom CEO says unbundling must be done the right way
The power utility said dividing Eskom into three parts is the best solution to bring it back to stability.
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De Ruyter: Eskom's reliance on govt bailouts must stop
The power utility said it was in talks with National Treasury and the Public Enterprises Department to assist in securing much-needed funding.
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Eskom anticipates maintenance plan to continue for at least 18 months
The plan will force the utility to implement rolling blackouts, meaning load shedding will continue for some time.
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Expect more load shedding – Eskom CEO De Ruyter
The utility implemented stage two load shedding from 9 am on Friday and will last until 6 am on Monday morning.
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New Eskom CEO warns against hasty unbundling of firm
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last year that Eskom would be split into units for generation, transmission and distribution, as part of plans to overhaul South Africa’s power sector
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Load shedding: Cosatu calls on Eskom boss to launch forensic audit
This week was Andre de Ruyter’s first week in charge of the national grid.
