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Eskom puts HR management on top in its 9-point plan
Management has revealed that it is struggling to secure procurement deals in time to keep the grid up.
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Eskom CEO rubbishes claims that Ingula plant over budget
According to 'Carte Blanche', costs at the power plant spiralled from about R8 billion to over R30 billion.
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Will Eskom's turnaround strategy be effective?
Eskom spokesperson Khuli Phasiwe chats to 702’s Nikiwe Bikitsha about the utility’s turnaround strategy and whether there’s a decline in the demand for electricity.
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Kannaland Municipality to start paying off R12.7m Eskom bill
This is part of the municipality’s proposal to pay R200k per month to the power utility.
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'Mining sector requires reliable, affordable electricity'
Sibanye Gold says it’s important Eskom’s plan of action for supplying electricity is made clear to businesses.
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Eskom to keep lights on despite outcome of tariff increase application
Eskom is currently hosting public hearings to recoup nearly R23 billion via a tariff increase.
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EC govt intervenes in Eskom's municipal debt crisis
In the meeting with Eskom, some municipalities committed to paying some of the debt overnight.
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Power grid under more strain due to technical fault
Eskom’s Khulu Phasiwe says technicians are busy with repair work.
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Owing municipalities make arrangements to settle Eskom debt
Eskom says one municipality in the Free State owes over R600 million.
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Eskom officials to visit Fitch over weak rating
Eskom says it has been performing well recently and it’s going to assess what else can be done.
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R23m to be forked out for police station generators
181 police stations that have been battling during blackouts will get back up power generators.
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'Electricity crisis could wake SA up'
The electricity supply crisis may just be the thing to awaken SA from its slumber. Former Massmart CEO Grant Pattison explains.
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Controversial Eskom bills awaits green light from NCOP
The bills provide for a R23bn injection and the conversion to equity of a previous R60bn govt loan.
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NUM slams Eskom & minister over electricity crisis
The NUM wants to know who's really benefitting from SA’s electricity crisis.
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Load shedding to be reduced from June
The utility says this is because of maintenance work on some of its bigger generators ahead of winter.
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140 Home Affairs offices equipped to issue Smart ID cards
Minster Malusi Gigaba said the dept can't expand the service just yet because of power supply issues.
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Maintenance on Eskom's generators set to continue
The utility has been conducting a so-called maintenance festival to try and avoid load shedding.
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Brian Molefe: Eskom is not bankrupt
Eskom is battling to keep the lights on in Africa’s most advanced economy & faces a liquidity crunch.
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Load shedding spills over to Thursday
Stage one load shedding has been implemented from 6am to 10pm today.
