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The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) have called for members of the judiciary to undergo lifestyle audits.

We increasingly need the courts to defend justice

Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court

Hendrina Power Station: One of the country’s biggest and oldest power stations, it is set to be decommissioned between the end of 2023 and 2025. Photo: Dianah Chiyangwa
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A new light on the future of Eskom’s assets

A business coalition in South Africa’s energy heartland proposes a private takeover of Eskom’s assets to keep the lights on. But not everyone agrees with privatising energy…

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Just transition: Mpumalanga Eskom employees in the dark

Those at Hendrina and Komati coal-fired power stations say they don’t know what a just transition is

Since Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced last year that the government would relieve Eskom of a large portion of its debt, markets have been on the edge of their seats waiting for more detail. (Getty)
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Coal workers worry about the just transition

The M&G visited Hendrina and Komati power stations to find out what people think

Eskom has started vetting contractors and employees after multiple complaints of sabotage at its power plants while the search for a new chief executive continues.

How Eskom is tackling sabotage at its power stations

Employees, including senior staff members and contractors, have stolen or deliberately broken equipment, which has contributed to load-shedding

Eskom’s worst case scenario forecasts almost daily load-shedding during the summer. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Eskom confirms wage-related protests at six coal-fired power stations

The demonstrations have coincided with stage 2 rotational power cuts which the state-owned utility says will remain in place until Sunday due to the breakdown of four generation…

Eskom reintroduces stage two load-shedding after Medupi unit three breaks down

Load-shedding will be in place from 5pm on Monday to 5am on Wednesday

Eleven dead in horror Mpumalanga collision

Eleven people died in Mpumalanga on Friday as a result of a head-on collision between a truck and a bakkie, police said.