Eskom CEO gets huge pay increases
Eskom increased its chief executive's salary by nearly R5 million in the 2025 financial year, despite the company being in serious financial distress.
The state-owned company also increased the annual salaries of its staff by an average of R167,000, the...
Former Eskom CEO's warning about the South African power system
Former Eskom CEO Jacob Maroga has said Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Mteto Nyati, and Dan Marokane's team at the power utility have turned around the biggest power crisis in the country's history.
However, he warned that South Africa...
Eskom does not expect winter load-shedding in South Africa
Eskom does not expect to implement any national load-shedding during the coming winter months due to an improved energy availability factor (EAF) in its generation fleet and a substantial decline in demand.
Speaking at the power...
Eskom CEO lists primary goals in fixing electricity crisis
Boosting Eskom's energy availability factor (EAF), building gas power and new nuclear power capacity, and accelerating the expansion of South Africa's transmission grid.
These are among the key goals Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has in mind...
New Eskom CEO starting on 1 March 2024
Eskom has announced that its new group CEO, Dan Marokane, will assume office on 1 March 2024.
In its announcement of Marokane's appointment in early December 2023, Eskom said he would be joining the company no later than 31 March 2024.
Dan Marokane will be new Eskom CEO — Report
Dan Marokane is expected to be appointed as the new chief executive officer of South Africa’s state power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. after an almost year-long search for a candidate, according to people familiar with the decision.
The company’s...
Eskom board clashes with Gordhan over CEO selection
The protracted search for Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s new chief executive officer has raised tensions between the South African government minister that oversees the state utility and its board, according to people familiar with the matter...
Eskom might get its first woman CEO
Central Energy Fund (CEF) chairperson and former Eskom executive of customer services — Ayanda Noah — is included on a shortlist of potential candidates to take over as the utility's CEO.
That is according to City Press and Rapport's sources within Eskom.
Calib Cassim appointed as Eskom interim CEO
Eskom has appointed chief financial officer (CFO) Calib Cassim as its interim group chief executive officer (CEO) following the exit of André de Ruyter.
The utility said it was pleased to announced that Cassim would take the reigns with immediate...
What Eskom wants from its next CEO
Eskom has published an external ad for its Group Chief Executive (CEO) position.
The top role at the utility is set to become vacant in two months after current CEO André de Ruyter's last day in office on 31 March 2023.
De Ruyter hired bodyguards following threats to "moer" him
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has told Sunday newspaper Rapport he had to hire bodyguards following numerous threats on social media over load-shedding.
In response to one of the threats, De Ruyter opened a criminal case of intimidation...
Eskom CEO gives bleak outlook for load-shedding
Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter has outlined the state of Eskom's electricity generation system, painting a bleak picture of load-shedding for the next few years.
"Openness and transparency are critical pillars of any organisation, even more apt for...
All South Africans must use prepaid electricity: Eskom CEO
Eskom CEO Brian Molefe is of the view that legislation in South Africa should be changed, making it standard to use prepaid electricity.
More renewable energy will make electricity more expensive: Eskom CEO
Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has said that adding more independent power producers to the grid will raise Eskom’s cost base.