pravin gordhan

  1. Jan

    Gordhan asks Solidarity for list of engineers that can fix Eskom

    Message received — Gordhan accepts Solidarity's offer to help bring back engineers to fix Eskom Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has written to Solidarity asking the labour union to provide a list of engineers and other workers that can assist with Eskom's skills shortage. Gordhan's...
  2. Sultan Mustafa

    Gordhan sends SOS to trade union Solidarity, accepts offer to help Eskom with critical skills

    https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/investigations/just-in-gordhan-sends-sos-to-trade-union-solidarity-accepts-offer-to-help-eskom-with-critical-skills-20220720
  3. Jan

    Time for a second state-owned power utility to compete with Eskom - Ramaphosa

    Ramaphosa says a second Eskom to compete with Eskom "not a bad idea" President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that one of the government's solutions to South Africa's load-shedding problem is introducing another state-owned power utility to compete with Eskom. He also emphasised that rumours that...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gordhan says police are tackling "coal mafia" in Mpumalanga

    Gordhan says police are tackling "coal mafia" in Mpumalanga South Africa is set to tackle “mafia” groups that have compromised power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s operations and contributed to nationwide blackouts, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said. The state-owned company...
  5. 6spdmanual

    Pravin Gordhan heckled at Wits lecture on SOE reforms after state capture

    https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2022-07-08-pravin-gordhan-heckled-at-wits-lecture-on-soe-reforms-after-state-capture/
  6. Jan

    Gwede Mantashe signed a performance agreement that says he is to blame for load-shedding

    Damning evidence against Gwede Mantashe's claim he is not to blame Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said it is unfair to blame him for the electricity crisis, but he signed a document where he took responsibility for it. Mantashe told News24 it was unfair to blame him or...
  7. Jan

    Minister Pravin Gordhan releases photos of Eskom attacks

    Eskom under attack — Photos Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan addressed the media regarding the country's power situation on Tuesday, 28 June 2022, and he revealed some of the damage caused by the ongoing illegal strike at Eskom's power stations. Employees have had their car tyres...
  8. Jan

    Little-known investment firm suing South African government for selling SAA for R51

    South African government sued after selling SAA for R51 South Africa’s government and national airline are being sued by a little-known investment firm, which wants the sale of a majority stake in the carrier scrapped and re-run due to a lack of transparency. This year’s acquisition of 51% of...
  9. Jan

    South Africa's energy crisis as serious as Covid - people are just dying differently

    Eskom load-shedding is killing people Rotational power cuts are killing South Africans, and government should be treating it with the same seriousness as it did the Covid-19 pandemic. That is the view of energy sector analyst Roger Lilley.
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Government details potential of SAA deal

    Government details potential of SAA deal South Africa’s government has retained special voting rights in the country’s national carrier even after selling a majority stake, and will be given R3 billion ($186 million) in preference shares that can be redeemed through future cashflow. That means...
  11. Sultan Mustafa

    Gordhan wants scrap metal export ban in bid to halt infrastructure vandalism

    https://ewn.co.za/2022/05/05/gordhan-wants-scrap-metal-export-ban-in-bid-to-halt-infrastructure-vandalism
  12. Jan

    Don't worry, Eskom can still go all the way to Stage 8 load-shedding - Gordhan

    Stage 8 power cuts possible to protect grid — Minister Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed calls to declare a state of disaster for Eskom, saying that the power utility has plans in place to protect South Africa’s grid from total collapse. “There should therefore be a...
  13. Jan

    Eskom's says it shielded consumers from a 27.8% price increase

    Why Eskom is fighting for a 20.5% price increase Eskom will have to ask for more government bailouts if it does not get the "cost-reflective" 20.5% electricity tariff increase it is seeking for the next financial year. That was the gist of the state-owned power utility's written response to a...
  14. Jan

    Eskom will announce Stage 3 load-shedding on Thursday - Pravin Gordhan

    Eskom promises good news about load-shedding Eskom expects to move South Africa from stage 4 to stage 3 load-shedding on Thursday, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan said during a live address. Gordhan said his department met with Eskom’s leadership, who said that they expect around...
  15. Jan

    Wasteful expenditure Eskom's De Ruyter is fighting - like R200,000 for a mop

    From R26 for a toilet roll to R200,000 for a mop — Wasteful expenses Eskom's De Ruyter is fighting Eskom chief André De Ruyter has been waging war against wasteful spending at the financially challenged power utility. The CEO's clampdown on preposterously expensive procurements of basic goods...
  16. Jan

    Eskom exports at least 1,706MW to neighbouring countries

    Eskom exports enough power to prevent two stages of load-shedding Eskom exports at least 1,706 megawatts (MW) to South Africa’s neighbours — enough power to mitigate a minimum of one stage of load-shedding and up to two stages, depending on the shortfall in its generation capacity. The power...
  17. Jan

    No ransom paid in Transnet attack - Gordhan

    Transnet ransomware hackers did not get a single cent Transnet did not pay any money to the hackers responsible for bringing much of the company’s operations to a grinding halt through a ransomware attack on its IT systems in late July. This was according to public enterprises minister Pravin...
  18. Chris

    Government failure will disrupt plans to procure emergency power

    Government failure will disrupt plans to procure emergency power Plans to procure emergency power from three Karpowership vessels are at risk because the Department of Public Enterprises has not established an independent ports authority, reports the City Press. Karpowership SA is meant to...
  19. JSRJJ

    Padma award for Mr. Pravin Gordhan

    Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade...
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    Pravin Gordhan can get billions from a VAT hike

    Pravin Gordhan can get billions from a VAT hike If Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan increases VAT by just 1%, it could result in up to R20bn more for government, according to Arthur Kamp, economist at Sanlam Investments.
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