April 09
South Africa: Communities Continue to Remain in the Dark As 1 135 Transformers Across the Country Are Not Working
While thirteen days with no loadshedding is very much a welcome development, the sad reality is that there are many communities across the country that have been left in the dark… Read more »
December 01, 2023
South Africa: Landmark Court Ruling Exposes ANC's Role in Energy Crisis
In a landmark decision, the Pretoria High Court has mandated the Minister of Electricity to take "all reasonable steps" to guarantee uninterrupted electricity for public hospitals,… Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Likely to Spend the December Holidays in the Dark After Eskom Depletes Its Diesel Budget
After the DA raised the alarm on Thursday on the possibility that the heightened levels of load-shedding that the country is currently experiencing coincide or correspond with the… Read more »
July 14, 2023
South Africa: Is Another Billion-Rand Eskom Bailout On the Cards?
The implementation of Stage 6 load-shedding yet again, has laid bare that Eskom does not have enough generating capacity to keep the power on. Read more »
February 22, 2023
South Africa: Stage 8+ Load-Shedding - Does the Government Have Contingency Plans?
The DA is alarmed by mounting signs that South Africa is hurtling towards stage 8 load-shedding, and beyond, over the coming weeks. Our economy is already reeling from the… Read more »
September 22, 2022
South Africa: Cutting a Trip Short Without a Plan Is a Gimmick, President Ramaphosa
The statement released by the Ministry in the Presidency yesterday on Cabinet's discussion on Energy is a whole lot of nothing. Read more »
September 21, 2022
South Africa: DA Fights to Reject Eskom's 32% Tariff Increase Application At Nersa Public Hearings
This is an abridged version of a speech that was delivered at the ongoing NERSA public hearings into Eskom's tariff application by the DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises,… Read more »
July 25, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Energy Plan Is Straight Out of the DA Playbook - DA to Launch Implementation Tracker to Keep Track of Project Deliverables
President Cyril Ramaphosa's five point energy plan, which is centered on leveraging on Eskom's installed generation capacity to fill the short term electricity supply gap and… Read more »
July 21, 2022
South Africa: With Ramaphosa Missing in Action On the Energy Crisis, Parliament Must Step in to Fill the Leadership Vacuum
With President Cyril Ramaphosa missing in action while loadshedding wreaks havoc across the economy, Parliament must step in as a matter of urgency to show leadership and fill the… Read more »
June 30, 2022
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Must Provide Concrete Plans for Implementation of Electricity Emergency Plan
Exactly 50 days since the DA asked Cabinet to promulgate an an Electricity Emergency Response Plan (EERP), anchored on a State of Disaster declaration on Eskom in the electricity… Read more »
June 28, 2022
South Africa: Stage 6 Loadshedding - Cabinet Should Take Full Blame for Failing to Act
President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet must bear full responsibility for the unfolding electricity supply crisis following the announcement made by Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, that… Read more »
South Africa: Loadshedding - Mantashe Must Go
The imminent threat of stage 6 loadshedding highlights the failures of the ANC government, and in particular a string of energy ministers and Eskom war rooms (led first by Cyril… Read more »
May 08, 2022
South Africa: Mantashe Goes Nuclear
Minister Gwede Mantashe is reported to have said that "If you resist nuclear and you [are] a board member, I fire you, simple You can't be a board member of something you're not… Read more »
April 29, 2022
South Africa: Zondo Confirms It Is the ANC Criminal Syndicate That Plunges Us Into Darkness
Please find an attached soundbite by Natasha Mazzone MP Read more »
July 12, 2012
South Africa: Nuclear Security Breach - Minister Must Investigate
I have today written to the Minister of Energy, Ms Dipuo Peters, to request that she conduct a ministerial inquiry into the recent security breach at the Pelindaba nuclear… Read more »