Ramaphosa says end of load-shedding "within reach", takes credit for rooftop solar uptake
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the worst of load-shedding is behind South Africa and that the end of the rotational power cuts is "within reach".
Ramaphosa made these remarks in his 2024 State of the...
Ramaphosa's favourite for Minister of Electricity — report
Head of the Investment and Infrastructure Office in the South African Presidency, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, is tipped to be the President's preferred candidate for Minister of Electricity.
However, City Press reports there are two options...
Ramaphosa's massive jobs lie
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that 1.5 million jobs have been created since 2021 is misleading, as fewer South Africans have jobs now than two years ago.
In his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA), Ramaphosa said, “between the third quarters of 2021 and...
"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...
Warning about state of disaster — load-shedding will only get worse
The declaration of a state of disaster over South Africa's energy crisis won't help bring new power generation online quickly and won't soon reduce load-shedding.
That is according to Hohm Energy's head of business...
Minister of Electricity could cost South Africa over R37 million
South Africa’s new electricity minister could cost the country more than R37 million a year, according to the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) public service and administration specialist Leon Schreiber.
President Cyril Ramaphosa...
Ramaphosa's load-shedding state of disaster plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday that his administration had declared a national disaster to tackle the energy crisis.
In his State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa also said the government would not be introducing new plans but...
Democratic Alliance vows to fight state of disaster in court
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced that the official opposition will challenge the national state of disaster to address South Africa's energy crisis in court.
"In the absence of any real solutions to the...
South Africa must build regulatory sandboxes, not sand houses — including Icasa
As we head get into the February busy season with both the State of the Nation Address as well as the Budget Speech later in the month, all eyes will be both on President Ramaphosa and Finance Minister Enoch...
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Expect load-shedding tomorrow — Eskom
Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer has warned that load-shedding would most likely be required tomorrow evening.
Oberholzer said this is despite at least another 2,000MW of generating capacity that could be brought back online on Tuesday.