Imagine living without electricity for 13 years. No lights at night. No refrigerator to keep food fresh. No television, no computer, no charging your phone at...
Power price relief could reignite South Africa’s ferrochrome furnaces In towns like eMalahleni and Rustenburg, the glow from a smelter used to light up the night...
A leading economist has delivered a blunt verdict on South Africa’s economic trajectory: the country will not grow sustainably until the African National Congress is removed...
South Africa’s monolithic power utility is a step closer to its most radical transformation. Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has formally approved Eskom’s...
A quiet but profound shift is taking place in South Africa’s energy strategy. Sixteen years after placing its advanced nuclear reactor project on ice, the country...
The End of an Era, or the Start of a New One? For years, South Africans have lived by the rhythm of the load-shedding schedule: cook...
South Africa has finally opened the door to private investment in its transmission grid, a move seen as essential to keeping up with the country’s renewable...
For South Africans weary of flickering lights and rolling blackouts, the news could not come soon enough: Eskom has celebrated 100 consecutive days without load shedding,...
A CEO Miscast for a Crisis? In South Africa’s long, turbulent relationship with Eskom, the debate around who should lead the utility has often sparked political...
The new electricity pricing plan could bring relief, but only if it tackles the real issues behind rising costs South Africans have watched their electricity bills...