gwede mantashe

  1. Jan

    "Corruption is everywhere, including in renewables" - Mantashe

    Solar and coal power are equally corrupt — Mantashe Last Tuesday, mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe told delegates at the Africa Energy Indaba in Cape Town that coal is here to stay for a long time. Greenpeace Africa activists disrupted Mantashe’s keynote address at the Cape...
  3. Jan

    De Ruyter: Eskom is the ANC's feeding trough, R1 billion stolen every month

    Eskom is the ANC's feeding trough — De Ruyter comes out guns blazing in interview Outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter believes South African politicians — particularly those in the ANC — are complicit in corruption and power station sabotage that has hammered the utility. In an hour-long...
    • Jan
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    • african national congress (anc) andré de ruyter annika larsen eskom gwede mantashe load-shedding state security agency (ssa) zizi kodwa
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    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  4. 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
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ramaphosa defends decision to appoint electricity minister

    Ramaphosa defends decision to appoint electricity minister South African President Cyril Ramaphosa defended his plans to appoint a minister of electricity in his office and denied that the move will result in a turf war with other members of his cabinet who help oversee energy provision...
  6. Jan

    Outa launches interdict and legal action to overturn state of disaster

    Outa takes legal action over the electricity state of disaster The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) filed an urgent application requesting the overturning of the national state of disaster over load-shedding in the Pretoria High Court on Thursday, 16 February 2023. The civil action...
    • Jan
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    • eskom gwede mantashe karpowership load-shedding national state of disaster organisation undoing tax abuse (outa) stefanie fick
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. 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
  8. 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...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    ANC exempting itself from blame for load-shedding

    ANC exempting itself from blame for load-shedding Senior members of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress blamed a range of factors outside their control for an electricity crisis that one major ally said is likely to cost the party victory in next year’s elections. Energy minister...
  10. Jan

    Mantashe's claim that Eskom's EAF can magically improve is misleading the public

    Energy minister's load-shedding lie Energy expert Chris Yelland said claims that there can be a sudden improvement in Eskom’s energy availability factor to stop load-shedding is misleading the public. Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told eNCA South Africa’s energy crisis...
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    • chris yelland council for scientific and industrial research (csir) eskom gwede mantashe intellidex monique le roux peter attard montalto risk mitigation ipp procurement (rmippp)
    • Replies: 85
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  11. 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...
    • Jan
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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
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Court grants Shell and Mantashe leave to appeal seismic survey ruling

    Court grants Shell and Mantashe leave to appeal seismic survey ruling Shell Plc, Impact Africa and South African energy minister Gwede Mantashe were given leave to appeal a ruling that stopped the oil company from doing seismic surveys of an ecologically sensitive stretch of the country’s...
  13. Jan

    Don't fire De Ruyter - Sampson Mamphweli

    Firing André de Ruyter is a bad idea — Expert Firing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter will bring nothing but instability and uncertainty to the power utility, according to the University of Stellenbosch's director for renewable energy Sampson Mamphweli. In an interview with 702, Mamphweli explained...
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    • andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa eskom gwede mantashe load-shedding pravin gordhan sampson mamphweli
    • Replies: 49
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    13 more IPP deals finally signed

    13 more IPP deals finally signed The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has signed agreements with 13 renewable energy providers under Bid Window 5 of the government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPP). At least six more preferred...
  15. Jan

    Government drops law forcing Eskom and other SOCs to use 100% black-owned suppliers

    Eskom no longer forced to use 100% black-owned suppliers Eskom, Denel, Transnet, and other state-owned companies (SOCs) can no longer disqualify suppliers from consideration for tenders if they don't meet black economic empowerment (BEE) criteria. Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that finance...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter constitutional court enoch godongwana eskom gwede mantashe mpho makwana mteto nyati preferential procurement policy framework act
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  16. Jan

    Ramaphosa to fire the whole Eskom board - Sunday Times

    Ramaphosa plans big shake-up at Eskom — Report The Sunday Times reports that the presidency has met with the public enterprises department about installing a new Eskom board. These talks are expected to be finalised within the next week, after which president Cyril Ramaphosa should provide the...
    • Jan
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    • andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa eskom gwede mantashe load-shedding pravin gordhan
    • Replies: 314
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Hard to comment on Eskom 2.0 without "outrageous words" - expert

    Eskom 2.0 "Total Insanity" Free Market Foundation board member Terry Markman described energy minister Gwede Mantashe's Eskom 2.0 ambitions as "total insanity" in a CapeTalk interview. In a separate interview, independent energy expert Hilton Trollip also slammed Mantashe's proposal to convert...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    SAPS getting specialised unit to combat illegal miners

    SAPS getting specialised unit to combat illegal miners The South African Police Service will establish a specialised force to combat illegal mining that’s robbing the nation of revenue and hampering operations at mineral companies. The new security force will be a “multi-disciplinary unit”...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Mantashe must pay costs in Shell's court loss

    Mantashe must pay costs in Shell's court loss A South African court has denied Shell Plc’s bid to conduct an oceanic seismic survey along the country’s east coast. The decisions to grant Shell the rights to explore for oil and gas didn’t follow fair procedure and the decision-maker failed to...
  20. Jan

    Sanral tender proposes monetising user data and using E-toll gantries for average speed enforcement

    E-tolls could become speed cameras — and Sanral considers selling user data The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has issued a tender seeking contractors to take over its failed e-toll system and potentially implement several value-added systems. Among the services listed in...
    • Jan
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    • e-tolls fikila mbalula gauteng freeway improvement project (gfip) gwede mantashe south african national roads agency limited (sanral)
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    South Africa's plan to add extra grid power quickly and end load-shedding

    South Africa's plan to add extra grid power quickly and end load-shedding The South African government's Energy Crisis Committee revealed there is the potential to add 1,950MW of capacity from independent power producers (IPPs) in the near future. The additional capacity would come from...
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    • ebrahim patel energy crisis committee (ecc) gwede mantashe pravin gordhan southern african power pool (sapp)
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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