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Phillip Dukashe

SA’s energy and climate brain drain: Will the last person to leave please switch off the lights

Business Maverick

SA’s energy and climate brain drain: Will the last person to leave please switch off the lights

By Ethan van Diemen

Eskom implements Stage 4 blackouts as 31 days lost to load shedding so far this year

Business Maverick

Eskom implements Stage 4 blackouts as 31 days lost to load shedding so far this year

By Ferial Haffajee

An entire working month lost to load shedding in 2022 as Eskom’s head of generation resigns

Business Maverick

An entire working month lost to load shedding in 2022 as Eskom’s head of generation resigns

By Ferial Haffajee

Eskom working flat-out to avoid a total system blackout — Andre de Ruyter

Business Maverick

Eskom working flat-out to avoid a total system blackout — Andre de Ruyter

By Ferial Haffajee

Retrofitting Koeberg power station is more likely to provoke a catastrophe than preserve energy — the plant should be closed

South Africa

Retrofitting Koeberg power station is more likely to provoke a catastrophe than preserve energy — the plant should be closed

By Neil Overy