The ANC has noticed that certain state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been suffering from poor management and allegations of corruption, said Ayanda Dlodlo, chairperson of the ANC subcommittee on legislature and governance. She said the ANC will announce “exact and targeted mechanisms” at its national policy conference from 30 June to[…]
SA Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande said on Friday that Brian Molefe’s return to Eskom was perverse. “That’s perverse. We can’t allow perversion… Who will suffer in the end? It’s the ANC‚” Nzimande said at a conference hosted by the SACP. “We have nothing against Brian personally. We are[…]
Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown is accused of misleading parliament over a Gupta linked company. Trillian Capital Partners is owned by Salim Essa, who’s said to have links to the controversial family. The AmaBhungane investigative team reports that Trillian Capital Partners received the money to buy Optimum Coal Holdings from[…]
Brian Molefe is returning to his job as chief executive of Eskom on Monday – just months after stepping down in the aftermath of a furore over his links to the Gupta family. Board spokesman Khulani Qoma confirmed his return in an interview on radio 702 on Friday. “Definitely‚ he is[…]
Eskom has threatened cutting power to Zimbabwe in June if its power utility Zesa does not clear its debt arrears of over R118m, according to a report on Monday in the country’s state-owned newspaper, The Herald. Zimbabwe, which uses over 1 400 megawatts per day, risks losing 300 megawatts in[…]
It’s back to the drawing board for government, which has received a bloody nose in the Western Cape High Court where its nuclear procurement processes to date have been declared unlawful and set aside. Judge Lee Bozalek on Wednesday ruled in favour of the case brought by Earthlife Africa Johannesburg[…]
Eskom said 27 companies have stated that they intend to provide a response to the Request for Information (RFI) for the proposed 9.6 GW Nuclear New Build Programme. This includes four major nuclear vendors from China (SNPTC), France (EDF), Russia (Rosatom) and South Korea (Kepco), Eskom revealed in a statement[…]
Illegal power connections continue to endanger lives, electricity parastatal Eskom said on Saturday. “Many people continue to connect electricity illegally, ignoring warnings that electricity is extremely powerful and can be deadly if not treated with care and respect,” Eskom said in a statement. A case in point was a community[…]
The entire Eskom board must resign, not just group chief executive Brian Molefe, the Economic Freedom Fighters said on Friday. “Suffice to say, if they do not, the EFF will make sure that Parliament dissolves them as soon as possible,” said EFF MP and spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Welcoming Molefe’s resignation[…]
“One of the highlights when Eskom released its integrated results for the six months ended 30 September, this week, was the significant progress on the new build programme with Ingula’s units 4, 2, and 1 having been in commercial operation since 10 June, 22 August, and 30 August respectively, adding[…]
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