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Eskom is govt's biggest spender at over R75bn - report
Eskom’s capital expenditure for 2017 was R75.5 billion which is three times more than the second biggest spender, Transnet, at R25 billion.
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Unions: Eskom’s disciplinary action threat undermines us
Talks between Eskom and trade unions reached yet another deadlock on Wednesday, with the power utility declaring a dispute.
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Eskom, trade unions deadlock over disciplinary proceedings
The dispute, which has been referred to the CCMA, is over a condition that NUM and Numsa raised at wage negotiations that their members not be disciplined for taking part in an unprotected strike last month.
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Eskom declares dispute with unions amid wage talks
The power utility says it relates to the precondition that the NUM and Numsa introduced as part of the recent wage negotiations.
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Eskom warns of loadshedding risk for Tuesday
Spokesperson Dikatso Mothae says that the recent protests created a power backlog.
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Eskom urges unions to accept wage offer
The power utility says the unions should not further disadvantage employees who await their salary adjustments.
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Eskom investigates cause of fire at Kusile Power Station
It’s understood some infrastructure was damaged by the fire at the fabric filter plant.
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NUM to sign Eskom’s salary offer with conditions
NUM says it will sign Eskom's latest salary offer on condition that its members will not face disciplinary action for striking.
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Numsa: Eskom senior management should be fired, not workers
Wage negotiations between unions and the power utility have broken down with Eskom demanding striking workers face disciplinary action.
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Union sets conditions for signing wage deal with Eskom
Numsa is demanding that the power utility remove the clause demanding unions discipline their workers for their strike action.
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Numsa & Num confirm Eskom draft wage agreement
Eskom said the unions have agreed on a 7.5% increase for 2018 and a 7% increase for the next two years.
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NUM, Numsa agree to wage deal in principle, says Eskom
The utility's Khulu Phasiwe says that according to the latest wage offer, workers will receive 7.5% pay increase this year, and a further a further 7% hike for the next two years.
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Eskom calls on citizens to use electricity sparingly
The parastatal says that the likelihood of controlled outages will increase for the evening peak period between 5pm and 9pm.
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Eskom employees expected back at work
Friday was the last time the power grid was severely under pressure with warnings of a high risk of controlled blackouts.
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Low probability of load shedding, says Eskom
The power utility has encouraged residents and businesses to use electricity sparingly to ease the demand of electricity.
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Eskom: Low probability of rotational load shedding for today
The power utility has, however, warned South Africans to expect an increase of further load shedding for the evening peak period from 5pm to 9pm.
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Eskom closes in on wage deal with unions
Cash-strapped Eskom was forced to cave in to union demands for higher pay after protesting workers forced some generating units to be switched off.
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Report: Hawks to probe Anoj Singh over suspicious transactions
Singh’s cash purchase of a R6 million home in a Durban suburb reportedly forms part of a series of suspicious transactions that Treasury has asked the Hawks to investigate.
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Numsa: Members must decide on accepting Eskom wage offer
Wage negotiations have continued for several weeks now with members from Numsa and the NUM still unhappy about bonuses for this year.
