We’ve all been conned from time to time, which is pretty crummy, but Eskom buying rocks from coal suppliers has consequences for the whole country.
Eskom has been quick to rubbish reports of stage five and six load shedding. One expert, who calls them “absolute liars”, says it’s already happening.
Just when you think Eskom has reached peak incompetence, along come accusations of sabotage from the inside.
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I know you know it’s bad, because weekends are for hangovers, not load shedding, but experts have laid bare just how buggered Eskom really is.
Why is there load shedding again, after Zuma told us we were safe in 2016? What’s this about Eskom being R420 billion in debt? How did we get to this point? Those and other questions tackled here.
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South Africa is looking at another day of load shedding and frustration. If you’re not sure where to direct your anger, here’s a good place to start.
Load shedding is alive and well again, and we are on stage four for the rest of the day. Even stage two has dire consequences for the economy.
As we enter another day of stage two load shedding, it’s worth taking a look forward to see how long we might be in this mess.
“Kaput”, “game over”, and an “energy skunk on quicksand” – if you think you know just how bad the Eskom mess is, think again.
South Africans are not going to be happy with the struggling power utility, which released its financial results today. It’s a trainwreck.
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Brace yourself – the cash-strapped utility is implementing load shedding around the country, with today’s efforts kicking off at 11:30 this morning.
During yesterday’s parliamentary inquiry into state capture, Pravin sharpened the knife and went for the jugular. The former Eskom CFO was left squirming.
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Yesterday the Parliamentary oversight committee was handed the chance to put Eskom under the spotlight, and leading the charge was a fired up Pravin.
You might be aware that this past week has seen further Eskom / Gupta bombshells, so let’s break it down into the five key findings.
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Huge news coming out the Western Cape High Court this morning, and a ruling that we should all be pretty stoked about.
It’s tough when the whole country is scrutinising your role in what is obviously widespread state capture, so of course you have a watertight alibi lined up. Don’t you?
Eskom has a knack for failing to deliver necessary services to the public, and now the Public Prosecutor has fired back with some stinging criticism.
Remember when you had to keep a constant eye on just when your home would be plunged into darkness? Ah, those were the days.
There was outrage yesterday as DStv announced a price hike taking effect from April of this year. So how’s that Netflix subscription looking?
Amongst the eight student protesters arrested one had a rather high profile father, none other than Eskom’s Brian Molefe.
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The Gupta’s will forever have their already sticky fingers in every pie of South Africa’s economy – and will do anything to keep it that way.