The electricity crisis has spurred the government on to use independent power producers to boost the grid
The union federation offers unprecedented concessions on job protections
“Overall it seems not only is Ramaphoria dead [it was never alive] but the long arc of reform potential is being lost in the discourse."
Government has taken the business rescue route in a bid to halt an ‘uncontrolled implosion’ of the airline
Female bosses at the IMF, ECB and EU are putting climate at the heart of policymaking
Gwede Mantashe needs to shift from costly, climate crisis-inducing fossil fuels to renewables
The record of South Africa’s banks and its top 10 carbon emitters in disclosing steps to mitigate climate-related risks is poor
The former head of stressed Nampak has been brought in to set right the floundering utility
The latest report card on how we are doing as a country to reduce emissions is in — and we’re not doing well
But analysts say that cost-plus mines would mean ‘a subsidy for private investors’
South Africa’s credit rating outlook is revised from stable to negative, but not downgraded to junk status at this stage
SA’s economic prospects have declined rapidly since Feburary, with Eskom being one of the biggest drains. It’s time for some difficult choices
Eskom and weaker growth play havoc on the public purse
The petrochemical giant has issued a report on its climate plans, but do they go far enough?
Despite the exorbitant costs of new facilities, they are not delivering on expectations
The need for electricity is so dire that there are suggestions for power station ships be brought into South African ports and plugged into the grid
If industries don’t make a transition to renewables they could be punished by investors and go bankrupt
The finance minister’s Powerpoint did not shy away from straight-talking — including taking aim at ministers and officials
Despite court cases and financiers pulling out of CO2 producing coal-fuelled power stations, Thabametsi and Khanyisa could still come online
There are competing ideas about how to save the power utility, but it is time for decisions
