The cost of Eskom’s secret pricing deals
Open Secrets’ fight for Eskom’s South32 pricing deal reveals how secrecy and overused confidentiality claims undermine transparency in public spending…
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Eskom says it’ll stop bleeding South Africa dry
After clocking up losses of R159.5bn for the past seven years, Eskom is finally back in the black…
Secret Eskom tariff deal may just break SA
Eskom’s tariff bombshell highlights the seeming thumb-suck of how electricity prices are calculated, as well as the utility’s indifference to the cost pressures facing…
Coal ‘evangelist’ July Ndlovu bows out
The Thungela CEO talks renewables, coal prices, Eskom – and why Gwede Mantashe’s union past is no longer fit for purpose…
Protecting small business from Eskom’s chokehold
A new plan from Discovery will see the company wheeling electricity to small businesses…
Eskom’s R92bn ‘gift’ for South32
South32’s Hillside smelter gets a 50% discount from Eskom. The power utility says South Africa receives a ‘net benefit’, but there is no evidence…
Government vs government: The RAF’s R5.1bn legal circus
The RAF and Sars are facing off over a rebate agreement between the revenue authority and Eskom, despite it not directly affecting the RAF’s…
Eskom sneezes, but municipal pandemic looms
Eskom may claim its latest bout of load-shedding is a ‘temporary setback’. But ballooning municipal debts pose a serious risk to the power utility…
McKinsey’s rehabilitation tour bombs
McKinsey’s $122m US settlement for state capture in South Africa is drawing sharp criticism from critics, who say it’s pocket change for the consulting…
Lights out for Joburg: Dada Morero’s big Eskom gamble
For months, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been sounding the alarm of an existential crisis for state power provider Eskom: sharply escalating municipal debt. …
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