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Chris Yelland

From recovery to resilience – acting electricity DG Pillay charts a bold vision to 2050

South Africa

From recovery to resilience – acting electricity DG Pillay charts a bold vision to 2050

By Chris Yelland

Johannesburg faces renewed power cuts threat — Eskom debt dispute unresolved

South Africa

Johannesburg faces renewed power cuts threat — Eskom debt dispute unresolved

By Chris Yelland

Industry lifeline — Sasol unveils bridging plan to avert South Africa’s looming gas cliff

Our Burning Planet

Industry lifeline — Sasol unveils bridging plan to avert South Africa’s looming gas cliff

By Chris Yelland

How Eskom’s 2025/26 electricity tariffs will affect residential customers

Business Maverick

How Eskom’s 2025/26 electricity tariffs will affect residential customers

By Chris Yelland

Data vs spin — did Eskom mislead South Africans about the load shedding risk?

Business Maverick

Data vs spin — did Eskom mislead South Africans about the load shedding risk?

By Ethan van Diemen

Understanding the looming ‘gas cliff’ in South Africa, and the solutions

Africa

Understanding the looming ‘gas cliff’ in South Africa, and the solutions

By Chris Yelland

From the ashes of neoliberalism, a capitalism with a human face might emerge (Part Three)

South Africa

From the ashes of neoliberalism, a capitalism with a human face might emerge (Part Three)

By Jeff Rudin

A new nuclear build for South Africa is an impractical, economically unviable pipe dream

South Africa

A new nuclear build for South Africa is an impractical, economically unviable pipe dream

By Chris Yelland

Food or electricity — power tax forces a cruel choice on Joburg’s poorest people

Maverick Citizen

Food or electricity — power tax forces a cruel choice on Joburg’s poorest people

By Ferial Haffajee

Impoverished Joburgers buckle under new monthly R200 prepaid meter fixed electricity surcharge

South Africa

Impoverished Joburgers buckle under new monthly R200 prepaid meter fixed electricity surcharge

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Storm of protest brewing over City Power vs Eskom prepaid electricity tariff hike disparities

Business Maverick

Storm of protest brewing over City Power vs Eskom prepaid electricity tariff hike disparities

By Chris Yelland

Johannesburg’s indigent households set to be hammered with massive electricity price increases

Business Maverick

Johannesburg’s indigent households set to be hammered with massive electricity price increases

By Chris Yelland