cyril ramaphosa

  1. Jan

    Stage 4 until further notice - 18 February 2023

    Eskom increases load-shedding until further notice Eskom has announced stage 4 load-shedding until further notice. This is due to the breakdowns of a generating unit each at Koeberg, Medupi, Kriel, Arnot and Lethabo power stations.
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter arnot power station cyril ramaphosa eskom gwede mantashe koeberg power station kriel power station lethabo power station load-shedding medupi power station organisation undoing tax abuse (outa) solidarity
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  3. Jan

    Fact check: President Cyril Ramaphosa says 1.5 million jobs were created between Q3 2021 and 2022

    Ramaphosa's massive jobs lie President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that 1.5 million jobs have been created since 2021 is misleading, as fewer South Africans have jobs now than two years ago. In his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA), Ramaphosa said, “between the third quarters of 2021 and...
  4. Jan

    Andre de Ruyter says nothing would make him stay at Eskom

    "It's over" — De Ruyter Outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says he wouldn't consider extending his contract at the power utility under any circumstances, even if someone capable is appointed as Electricity Minister to the Presidency. Speaking to 702, De Ruyter also gave his thoughts on what...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa eskom gwede mantashe load-shedding minister of electricity mpho makwana state of the nation address (sona)
    • Replies: 311
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Masking the real "disaster"? South Africans left in the dark after State of Disaster announcement

    These laws make an energy state of disaster useless in South Africa The South African government's decision to declare a state of disaster over the country's 15-year-long energy crisis faces significant legal hurdles. That is according to a recent collaborative piece by Weber Wentzel firm...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  6. Jan

    Expect worse load-shedding in 2023, despite state of disaster - Hohm Energy

    Warning about state of disaster — load-shedding will only get worse The declaration of a state of disaster over South Africa's energy crisis won't help bring new power generation online quickly and won't soon reduce load-shedding. That is according to Hohm Energy's head of business...
    • Jan
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    • cyril ramaphosa eskom hohm energy load-shedding matthew cruise national state of disaster state of the nation address (sona)
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    DA says new Minister of Electricity could cost taxpayers over R37 million per year

    Minister of Electricity could cost South Africa over R37 million South Africa’s new electricity minister could cost the country more than R37 million a year, according to the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) public service and administration specialist Leon Schreiber. President Cyril Ramaphosa...
    • Jan
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    • cyril ramaphosa democratic alliance (da) eskom leon schreiber loadshedding minister of electricity state of the nation address (sona)
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  8. Jan

    Ramaphosa's plan: stick to the old plan, but with an extra minister and state of disaster

    Ramaphosa's load-shedding state of disaster plan President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday that his administration had declared a national disaster to tackle the energy crisis. In his State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa also said the government would not be introducing new plans but...
  9. Jan

    After demanding a state of disaster for Eskom, the DA says it will fight the state of disaster

    Democratic Alliance vows to fight state of disaster in court Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced that the official opposition will challenge the national state of disaster to address South Africa's energy crisis in court. "In the absence of any real solutions to the...
  10. Jan

    Ramaphosa announces national state of disaster over power cuts

    South Africa declares national state of disaster for Eskom load-shedding National Disaster Management Centre head Dr Elias Sithole has classified the impact of load-shedding a national disaster. Cooperate governance and traditional affairs minister Dr Nkosasana Dlamini-Zuma declared the state...
  11. Jan

    Building regulatory sandboxes and not sand houses - Sifiso Skenjana column

    South Africa must build regulatory sandboxes, not sand houses — including Icasa As we head get into the February busy season with both the State of the Nation Address as well as the Budget Speech later in the month, all eyes will be both on President Ramaphosa and Finance Minister Enoch...
    • Jan
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    • cyril ramaphosa enoch godongwana financial sector conduct authority (fsca) independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) intergovernmental fintech working group (ifwg) regulatory sandbox sifiso skenjana south african reserve bank (sarb) state of the nation address (sona)
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    Eskom CEO says debt relief, tariffs key to utility's survival

    Eskom needs price hikes — André de Ruyter Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. needs debt relief in combination with tariff increases to survive, said outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter, who has led the utility for three years as South Africa’s power outages have intensified. The continent’s...
  13. Jan

    Blackouts may cost South Africa R899 million a day, central bank says

    Eskom load-shedding costs South Africa up to R899 million per day South Africa’s electricity crisis is costing the economy as much as 899 million rand ($51 million) per day, according to central bank estimates. Rolling blackouts of about 6 to 12 hours a day, or so-called stage 3 and stage 6...
  14. Jan

    (Opinion) The ANC's un-plan and how we can actually fix South Africa's energy crisis

    Eskom a total disaster — and the ANC is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula recently released a statement following back-to-back National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings that included the ruling party’s plan to tackle South Africa’s energy crisis...
  15. Jan

    South Africa considers national state of disaster for energy crisis

    South Africa considering national state of disaster to fix Eskom load-shedding South Africa is considering declaring a national state of disaster as record power cuts cripple the economy. The government is looking into whether the ongoing energy crisis fulfils the legal requirements for the...
  16. Jan

    Photos of the zero progress at the Lanseria Smart City

    South Africa's first smart city showing no progress — photos Progress on South Africa's smart city set to be erected between the Lanseria International Airport and Blair Athol Golf Estate is slow. So slow that it appears nothing has been done. MyBroadband took a trip to the area to photograph...
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    • crosspoint property cyril ramaphosa lanseria lanseria smart city
    • Replies: 95
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    We asked Shutterstock's new AI image generator what Malema, Zille, Zuma, lions, and load-shedding look like

    Shutterstock launches AI image generator — what it thinks Julius Malema, Helen Zille, and Jacob Zuma look like We also asked it to generate images of Cyril Ramaphosa, Elon Musk, and Vladimir Putin, but it refused.
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    • cyril ramaphosa elon musk eskom helen zille jacob zuma julius malema load-shedding shutterstock vladimir putin
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    Ramaphosa's Eskom crisis meetings (re-)find what we already know - no quick fix

    Ramaphosa's crisis meetings fail to find short-term Eskom solution Despite holding crisis meetings throughout the past week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has failed to unearth any short-term plans to solve South Africa's load-shedding situation. Insiders told the Sunday Times that the briefings...
  19. Jan

    Solidarity takes Nersa to court over private power applications and feed-in tariffs

    Legal battle over private power in South Africa The Solidarity Movement has launched a legal challenge against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), demanding it removes all bottlenecks in the way of private energy suppliers. The organisation believes that when it comes to...
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    • cyril ramaphosa department of public enterprises (dpe) dirk hermann load-shedding national energy regulator of south africa (nersa) solidarity
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Jan

    Energy crisis committee's plan to "significantly improve" electricity supply in South Africa

    President Ramaphosa's plan to reduce and end load-shedding South Africa’s National Energy Crisis Committee, a body run by the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa, expects record power outages to ease as measures put in place, including a new law to fast-track plant development, take effect...
  21. Jan

    South African energy department to oversee state power utility Eskom

    Department of Energy to take over Eskom South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the energy department will take over responsibility for overseeing state utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which has been failing to meet the nation’s power demand since 2008. The change will be in line with a...
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    • african national congress (anc) andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa eskom gwede mantashe pravin gordhan
    • Replies: 71
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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