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Dirty fuels: Inside PetroSA’s shambolic diesel trading empire

Maverick News

Dirty fuels: Inside PetroSA’s shambolic diesel trading empire

By Susan Comrie for amaBhungane

Eskom forecasts another multibillion-rand annual loss, expects to blow its diesel budget

Business Maverick

Eskom forecasts another multibillion-rand annual loss, expects to blow its diesel budget

By Ray Mahlaka

Billions blown — Eskom on track to overshoot emergency diesel budget for year

South Africa

Billions blown — Eskom on track to overshoot emergency diesel budget for year

By Victoria O’Regan

‘Protecting the economy’ — Ramokgopa defends spending billions on emergency diesel

Business Maverick

‘Protecting the economy’ — Ramokgopa defends spending billions on emergency diesel

By Julia Evans

Billions blown as Eskom burns through its emergency-use diesel

South Africa

Billions blown as Eskom burns through its emergency-use diesel

By Victoria O’Regan

Renewables help generate rare good news on Eskom’s winter blackouts

Business Maverick

Renewables help generate rare good news on Eskom’s winter blackouts

By Ray Mahlaka

Business Maverick

Ramokgopa’s power plan to ease rolling blackouts could be undermined by Eskom’s diesel budget

By Ray Mahlaka

We can’t just wave goodbye to Eskom – we need to fix it, and it’s possible

Business Maverick

We can’t just wave goodbye to Eskom – we need to fix it, and it’s possible

By Dominic Brown

Rolling blackouts set to worsen and reach higher stages as Eskom runs out of money for diesel supplies

Business Maverick

Rolling blackouts set to worsen and reach higher stages as Eskom runs out of money for diesel supplies

By Ray Mahlaka

Shortage of diesel to power gas turbines means rolling blackouts continue

Business Maverick

Shortage of diesel to power gas turbines means rolling blackouts continue

By Julia Evans

Waking up to Stage 6, now Eskom execs are fighting to fend off Stage 8 power cuts

Business Maverick

Waking up to Stage 6, now Eskom execs are fighting to fend off Stage 8 power cuts

By Ferial Haffajee

Up to R4.32bn will be spent on diesel to keep the lights on until the end of 2019

South Africa

Up to R4.32bn will be spent on diesel to keep the lights on until the end of 2019

By Marianne Merten