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Electric power

Threatened by extinction, SA’s motor sector is demanding action from the state

Business Maverick

Threatened by extinction, SA’s motor sector is demanding action from the state

By Alexander Parker

Concerns mount over Eskom’s medium-term system adequacy outlook

South Africa

Concerns mount over Eskom’s medium-term system adequacy outlook

By Chris Yelland

Op-Ed: Fifty actions that could and should be taken to address the Eskom and electricity supply industry mess

South Africa

Op-Ed: Fifty actions that could and should be taken to address the Eskom and electricity supply industry mess

By Chris Yelland

Op-Ed: Can Eskom avoid a financial death spiral?

Business Maverick

Op-Ed: Can Eskom avoid a financial death spiral?

By Piet Van Staden

Electricity Theft: Kliptown ‘hero’ brings light to forgotten community

South Africa

Electricity Theft: Kliptown ‘hero’ brings light to forgotten community

By Bheki C. Simelane

Op-Ed: Beyond patronage politics – where is South Africa going with Eskom?

South Africa

Op-Ed: Beyond patronage politics – where is South Africa going with Eskom?

By Piet Van Staden

Bheki's Ordinary People: Prepaid electricity hearings in Soweto spark hope among residents

South Africa

Bheki's Ordinary People: Prepaid electricity hearings in Soweto spark hope among residents

By Bheki C. Simelane

Newsdeck

Norway says half of new cars now electric or hybrid

By AFP

Newsdeck

EU court upholds cartel fines for Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba

By Reuters

Eskom: From a crisis of capacity to a crisis of rising prices, declining demand and funding

Business Maverick

Eskom: From a crisis of capacity to a crisis of rising prices, declining demand and funding

By Chris Yelland

Apocalypse any minute now: a futurisic view of a South African dytopia

South Africa

Apocalypse any minute now: a futurisic view of a South African dytopia

By J Brooks Spector

Domestic electricity prices: Eskom vs. City Power

South Africa

Domestic electricity prices: Eskom vs. City Power

By Chris Yelland