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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom board clashes with Gordhan over CEO selection

    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...
  3. Jan

    Eskom board chair says they will take "appropriate and reasonable" steps against De Ruyter

    Eskom board will take action against De Ruyter over tell-all Eskom chairman Mpho Makwana says the utility's board is reviewing several alleged "transgressions" that former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter had committed in media interviews and in his recently-published book. Speaking during an Eskom...
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    • andré de ruyter eskom george fivaz forensic and risk (gffr) jacques pauw load-shedding mpho makwana sikonathi mantshantsha
    • Replies: 70
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom suffered roughly 8 criminal incidents per day between October and December 2022

    Eskom suffered roughly 8 criminal incidents per day between October and December 2022 On a late Thursday afternoon last November, in the midst of rolling blackouts implemented by South Africa’s state-owned electricity company, a contractor at a power station in the eastern Mpumalanga province...
  5. Jan

    Retired Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer remains at Eskom in new role

    Former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer staying at Eskom Former Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer will remain at the utility in a new role to oversee projects aimed at pulling South Africa out of a power crisis which is set to worsen as winter arrives and demand for electricity increases...
    • Jan
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    • eskom jan oberholzer load-shedding mpho makwana pravin gordhan
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    Eskom chair says they have shortlisted five candidates for CEO

    Eskom shortlists five candidates for CEO Five candidates have been shortlisted to take on the role of Eskom CEO, according to News24. This was announced by Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana, who spoke at the National Demand Side Management Indaba on Monday morning.
  7. Jan

    Godongwana exempts Eskom from reporting wasteful and irregular expenditure for 3 years

    Eskom doesn't have to report wasteful and irregular expenditure anymore South African finance minister Enoch Godongwana has gazetted a new regulation which exempts Eskom from disclosing any irregular, fruitless, and wasteful expenditure amounts in its annual financial reports until 2025...
  8. Jan

    Convict serving jailtime allegedly helps steal R4.9 million from Eskom

    Convict serving jailtime allegedly helps steal R4.9 million from Eskom The Hawks Serious Corruption and Serious Commercial Crime Investigation teams in Secunda have arrested four people in a joint operation on allegations of fraud and corruption at an Eskom power station. Nozipho Ntuli (35)...
    • Jan
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    • alfred lebohang sekatane eskom george edward sekatane load-shedding mpho makwana nozipho ntuli thulani harris mkhabela
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  9. Jan

    Eskom chairman says Andre de Ruyter must "take the South African public into his confidence"

    André de Ruyter must reveal what he knows — Eskom chair Eskom chairman Mpho Makwana says André de Ruyter must take the South African public into his confidence and share what he knows about corruption at Eskom. Makwana was responding to questions from Newzroom Africa’s Xoli Mngambi about De...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricity minister warns about worse load-shedding, says "celebration" over lower levels show seriousness of crisis

    Electricity minister warns about worse load-shedding, says "celebration" over lower levels show seriousness of crisis South Africa’s newly appointed electricity minister warned that record electricity outages could get even worse and said the state power utility’s performance targets need to be...
  11. Jan

    Eskom board chair says they are proactively dealing with fraud and corruption

    How many Eskom employees have been charged with fraud and corruption Of 144 criminal cases opened with the South African Police Service against Eskom employees for fraud and corruption, only 41 have been through criminal proceedings under the Criminal Procedure Act. This is according to the...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • eskom load-shedding mpho makwana state capture zondo commission
    • Replies: 66
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    Eskom's turnaround plan for load-shedding is failing

    Eskom's load-shedding turnaround plan is failing On 22 January 2023, Eskom chair Mpho Makwana said they had embarked on a turnaround journey to improve plant performance and reduce load-shedding. This turnaround plan is failing. When the new Eskom board was appointed, Public Enterprises...
  13. Jan

    André de Ruyter attacked by ANC and Eskom board

    ANC and Eskom board attack André de Ruyter Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter faced vicious attacks following an interview where he exposed ANC corruption at the power utility and revealed embarrassing behind-the-scenes information. In the interview, De Ruyter said the power utility is a feeding...
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    • andré de ruyter eskom fikile mbalula mpho makwana pravin gordhan south african federation of trade unions (saftu) zwelinzima vavi
    • Replies: 143
    • Forum: Eskom and Electricity: Load Shedding
  14. 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
    • Thread
    • andré de ruyter cyril ramaphosa eskom gwede mantashe load-shedding minister of electricity mpho makwana state of the nation address (sona)
    • Replies: 313
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. G

    Eskom CEO André de Ruyter resigns

    Just saw this one news24’s breaking news BREAKING | André de Ruyter resigns as Eskom chief executive https://www.news24.com/news24/investigations/breaking-andre-de-ruyter-resigns-as-eskom-chief-executive-20221214
    • Gothan
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    • andré de ruyter eskom herman maritz load-shedding mpho makwana pravin gordhan solidarity research institute (sri)
    • Replies: 1,244
    • Forum: News and Current Affairs
  16. 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
    • Thread
    • 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
  17. Jan

    Gordhan announces new Eskom board - including former Eskom chair, former MTN CEO

    Former Eskom chair and MTN CEO appointed to Eskom board Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan announced a new Eskom board during a media briefing on Friday, 30 September 2022. The board was approved in a cabinet meeting earlier in the day, after Gordhan had met with the incumbent board on...
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