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South Africa: Illegal Electricity Connections Are 'Spiralling Out of Control' - City of Cape Town
GroundUp, 10 October 2023
Loadshedding has made the problem worse Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom Board Chairperson Steps Down
SAnews.gov.za, 10 October 2023
Eskom board chairperson, Mpho Makwana, is expected to step down from his role at the power utility's next AGM scheduled for the end of October. Read more »
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South Africa: Minister Pravin Gordhan Announces Changes to Eskom Board
Govt of SA, 9 October 2023
Minister Gordhan announces changes to the Eskom board Read more »
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South Africa: Planned Unbundling of Eskom Must Not Result in Job Losses , Committee Hears
Parliament of South Africa, 8 October 2023
The unbundling of Eskom into three separate companies, that is proposed in the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill must not result in any job losses in the sector, the Portfolio… Read more »
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South Africa: Eskom Owed R4.7 Billion By Gauteng Municipalities
SAnews.gov.za, 5 October 2023
Eskom announced on Wednesday that the municipal electricity debt in Gauteng continues to increase rapidly. Read more »
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South Africa: Public Hearings On Electricity Sector Overhaul Bring Out a Plethora of Socioeconomic Problems
Daily Maverick, 10 October 2023
From Eskom corruption, inaction and rotational power cuts, to unemployment, electricity thieves and tariffs -- all were tabled during public hearings on the Electricity Regulation… Read more »
Embattled South African Power Utility Eskom Faces Board Changes
Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana is expected to step down from his role at the power utility. This was announced by the Department of Public Enterprises in a statement. Makwana is expected to be replaced by current board member Mteto Nyati as chairperson, with a handover process to be done throughout October 2023.
The development comes after public hearings on the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill - which aims to unbundle the power utility into three separate companies - determined that the change should not result in any job losses.
South Africa continues to face load shedding (rotational power cuts), which have been ongoing since 2007 due to mismanagement at the national power utility.
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According to Scrolla, power utility Eskom failed to disclose that South Africa was plunged into Stage 8 load shedding last week. The embattled power utility then ann Read more »
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The beginning of 2023 has seen a worsening of scheduled power outages in South Africa after beleaguered national utility Eskom announced it would continue its worst-ever outages< Read more »
