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Eskom battling against private power push Eskom appears determined to defend its monopoly and return South Africa to a scenario where the state-owned power utility is the sole electricity supplier. That is the view of EE Business Intelligence head and energy expert Chris Yelland and Efficient...

Kiss Eskom goodbye Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt predicts that Eskom would follow the same path as South African Airways (SAA) and the South African Post Office (SAPO) and “simply come to an end”. “Eskom is completely bankrupt. It has been operationally and financially run into...

Andile Ngcaba’s investment firm in R182-million funding round for Dawie Roodt-backed cryptocurrency startup Convergence Partners has announced the acquisition of a strategic stake in 42Markets Group. It is part of a R182-million funding round that includes development finance institutions in...

Eskom going to die slow death, warns economist Efficient Group founder and economist Dawie Roodt said “Eskom is going to die a slow death” in response to the 2023 budget speech. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented the Eskom Debt Relief Bill in the budget, with the government taking...

South Africa in crisis and heading for disaster — economist The only solution to solve South Africa's electricity crisis is to put Eskom into business rescue, according to Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt. In an interview with 702, Roodt explained that gradually privatising the...

Eskom falling apart Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said Eskom is a bankrupt company which cannot be saved, which means that the private sector will have to provide the country’s electricity. Speaking to the SABC, Roodt predicted that Eskom would go the same route as South African...

South Africa showing signs of a failed state Former reconstruction and development minister Jay Naidoo says South Africa is in serious trouble and is showing signs of a failed state. Naidoo is a seasoned politician who was the founding general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade...

Eskom is beyond saving — and we already know how it will end Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said Eskom is financially and operationally unsalvageable and will come to the same end as South African Airways (SAA). Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan appointed a new Eskom...

South Africa is in deep trouble, warns economist Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt said South Africans have been getting poorer for a decade and warned that things are set to get much worse. The latest figures from Statistics South Africa showed that the country’s gross domestic...

Striking Eskom workers are paid far too much — Economist Eskom workers participating in a wage-related strike that has plunged South Africa into stage 6 load-shedding are already getting paid too much. Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt has said. Roodt was speaking to Sunday newspaper...

South African grant recipients increased from 3 million to 18 million — and growing fast Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu recently published a Green Paper which proposes comprehensive social security and retirement reform. The Department of Social Development's plan includes a...

Rise and fall of South Africa's "R54 billion" Bitcoin Brothers Brothers Raees and Ameer Cajee have ruined people’s lives, and it is only a matter of time before the long arm of the law catches up with them. Those were the words of private investigator Sean Peirce, who spoke to Carte Blanche in...

Dawie Roodt predicted Tito Mboweni's exit — here is what else he said Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt has accurately predicted the exit of former finance minister Tito Mboweni, and the reason for his exit is not good news for South Africa. Last year, Roodt said the ANC’s main...

South African Bitcoin brothers' big lie about Dawie Roodt Cryptocurrency investment scheme Africrypt allegedly claimed that it had taken on 15% of economist Dawie Roodt’s portfolio, court documents show. Adrian Pilling, one of Africrypt’s former clients participating in the liquidation...

How criminals got into Dawie Roodt’s house A security expert reveals the security weaknesses of the estate and home of Dawie Roodt, which allowed criminals to attack him.

Why I won’t leave South Africa Economist Dawie Roodt has written an open letter on Facebook, saying he will not emigrate after being seriously hurt in an armed robbery at his home recently.