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South Africa: Eskom Mulls Cutting Off Defaulting Municipalities
SAnews.gov.za, 10 April 2015
Eskom says it has notified all parties who are likely to be adversely affected as the company contemplates interrupting bulk electricity supply to the top 20 defaulting… Read more »
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South Africa: Salga Weighs in On Eskom, Municipalities Debts
SAnews.gov.za, 13 April 2015
Eskom's intention to deliberately interrupt the supply of electricity to 20 defaulting municipalities from across South Africa will have major impacts, says South African Local… Read more »
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South Africa: How Pretoria Needs to Fix Its Electricity Crisis
allAfrica, 13 April 2015
South Africans have in recent years joined the ranks of those on the continent suffering from regular power cuts. While the government has accepted responsibility for failing to… Read more »
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South Africa: Treasury Withholds Transfers to Municipalities
SAnews.gov.za, 1 April 2015
National Treasury has, with effect from 20 March, withheld the transfer of equitable shares to 60 municipalities that failed to pay Eskom and other creditors on time, it announced… Read more »
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South Africa: The EFF Rejects the Appointment of Dr. Ben Ngubane As Eskom Board Chairperson
EFF, 1 April 2015
The Economic Freedom Fighters rejects the irrational decision to appoint Dr. Ben Ngubane as acting Chairperson of the Eskom. This regrettable appointment exemplifies a consistent… Read more »
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South Africa: DA to Oppose Ill-Timed Introduction of Carbon Tax
DA, 8 April 2015
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will this week make formal submissions to the Davis Tax Committee on Treasury's proposed implementation of a carbon tax set for early next year. The DA… Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom to Implement Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za, 7 April 2015
Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 4pm, said the paraststal on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Tsotsi's 'Resignation' Clears Way for Zuma Favourite, Ngubane
DA, 31 March 2015
While the DA welcomes the long overdue resignation of Eskom Chairperson, Zola Tsotsi, I will urgently write to Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown requesting that she… Read more »
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South Africa: Resignation of Eskom Chairperson Mr Zola Tsotsi
SACCI, 1 April 2015
In a statement issued today, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said: Read more »
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South Africa: DA Delivers Memorandum Opposing Eskom's 25.3 Percent Tariff Hike Request
DA, 1 April 2015
The following remarks were delivered by DA Parliamentary Leader, Mmusi Maimane MP, outside the Public Enterprise Ministry in Pretoria today, where the DA submitted demands for… Read more »
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South Africa: The Lights Are Burning At Eskom
IFP, 13 March 2015
The Inkatha Freedom Party welcomes Eskom's decision to suspend its CEO Mr Tshediso Matona and another three executive members of the parastatal. Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom Implements Stage One Load-Shedding
SAnews.gov.za, 12 April 2015
Power utility Eskom began implementing stage two load-shedding on Sunday due to a shortage of electricity generation capacity. Read more »