SABC's poor management behind end of 7de Laan — report
The SABC was forced to axe the highly-popular Afrikaans TV soapie 7de Laan due to poor management and its ongoing financial crisis.
That is according to feedback given to Sunday newspaper Rapport by an anonymous source. The paper describes...
Eskom wants to build 3,000MW gas power station — without spending its own money
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved Eskom's plan to build a 3,000MW gas power station in Richards Bay.
Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that Nersa recently backtracked on its previous...
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.
Eskom must write off R70 billion in municipal debt as part of government debt takeover plan
National Treasury will demand that Eskom write off some R70 billion in outstanding municipal debt as part of the government taking over a part of the utility's debt, Rapport reports.
The publication...
More legal battles over load-shedding looming
Several organisations in South Africa are threatening to take Eskom to court over the impact of frequent load-shedding and the utility's failure to provide a comprehensive plan to address the rotational power cuts.
That is according to a report...
MTN lands yearly R240-million cellular contract with police — and Vodacom is not happy
Vodacom is suing the South African Police Service (Saps) for moving its lucrative cellular contract tender to MTN, Rapport reports.
The mobile network operator has been the sole cellular services provider of...
No goodbye to TV licence in the next 5 years
The proposal to replace the SABC's TV licence fee with a broadcasting tax will take more than five years to implement.
That is according to feedback provided to the Sunday newspaper Rapport by Dominic Cull of Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions, a...
How Kusile chimney got damaged
Faulty emission control systems and human errors led to a cement-like deposit forming in the flue-gas duct of the Kusile power station, causing a part of the chimney-like structure to collapse on 23 October 2022, insiders have told Rapport.
The power utility...
Half a billion wasted — 300 new state vehicles gathering dust
Rustenburg's municipality has over 300 state vehicles worth almost R500 million it hasn't used due to a court battle over a suspected irregular tender.
Sunday newspaper Rapport reports the vehicles, which include bakkies, sedans...
Death of newspapers in South Africa — and the rise of online
The circulation of newspapers in South Africa plummeted over the last decade, while news websites have shown incredible growth.
The latest Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) of South Africa’s newspaper circulation figures painted a...
Telkom, Eskom, and Transnet blew R37m on Gupta breakfasts: report
Newspaper report says that R37 million was spend on business breakfasts organised by the Gupta family