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Outgoing Eskom chairman, Mpho Makwana. Photo: Robert Tshabalala/Gallo Images

Makwana says he still has Eskom’s ‘best interests’ at heart

The outgoing chairman told news editors he was shown the door but praises Pravin Gordhan for ‘amicable’ conclusion of his tenure

Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan. (Reuters)

NEC rejects Gordhan’s SOE presentation

The NEC allegedly suggested that President Cyril Ramaphosa explore giving the electricity minister more powers at Eskom

Pravin Gordhan
2018 – present. Photo: Bongiwe Gumede/Gallo Images/Foto24

Gordhan’s dangerous board games

The minister’s conduct was called into question during this week’s national working committee meeting, sources said

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

Former Eskom chair Makgoba calls out ‘meddlesome’ Pravin Gordhan

The minister’s leadership style is marred by micro-management and interference, according to industry leaders

Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana. Photo: Getty Images

Eskom chair Mpho Makwana to step down end of October, Gordhan says

Makwana’s resignation comes hours after Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the country was not yet ‘out of the woods’ in terms of load-shedding

Eskom acting chief executive, Calib Cassim said Eskom’s request amounts to R445 billion for 2025-26, R495 billion for 2026-27 and R537 billion for 2027-28, translated to electricity price hikes of 36.1% in 2025, 11.8% in 2026 and 9.1% in 2027.
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Cassim is ‘not interested in Eskom’s top job’

Acting chief executive says he still has work to do in his financial role at the utility

Projects like the Medupi and Kusile (above) power stations, which experienced extended timelines and higher-than-planned costs, highlight the complexities involved in large-scale infrastructure delivery within parts of South Africa’s public sector

Eskom hopes to ease load-shedding by the festive season

Eskom expects units from Kusile and Tutuka power stations to be back online in November

The Democratic Alliance insists that crucial state-owned enterprises such as Eskom should report to related ministries. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Eskom gets go ahead to sell its distribution assets

This is in line with its turnaround plan which was approved by the department of public enterprises in 2019.

Preparing the workforce for a just energy transition requires a fundamental rethink of how education and training are approached. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Renewables bidders out in the cold

Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe again blames grid insufficiency, but the electricity minister warns the country will rue delay on expansion

Eskom is awaiting government approval to get the 100 megawatts of power offered by the Mozambique energy ministry in July.

Eskom’s partial exemption from irregular expenditure denied

Godongwana’s decision follows 56 public comments covering a broad spectrum of accounting, auditing, governance, legal principles and public interest issues that were raised

Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana. Photo: Getty Images

How Eskom’s ‘besieged’ execs talk to the public

The language used to describe Eskom’s crisis and the ways in which the utility’s management have divided into opposing camps offers fascinating insights

Eskom board chairperson Mpho Makwana. Photo: Getty Images

Eskom chair: Leaked candidate list undermines interview process

Mpho Makwana says the selection process is being conducted behind closed doors, as is standard practice

Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Gallo Images / Brenton Geach)

Scopa to tell De Ruyter to submit Eskom intelligence report

The decision came after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security adviser, Sydney Mufamadi, said the former CEO never told him the report implicated a senior ANC politician in…

Brigadier Jap Burger is central to the fraud and corruptions claims made by the power utility’s former chief executive André de Ruyter. (David Harrison)

Scopa to recall former Eskom boss André de Ruyter

The parliamentary committee will also call Business Unity South Africa’s head to talk about the intelligence probe the former chief executive initiated

Eskom board chair Mpho Makwana has resigned. (F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

‘Trust was broken’: Eskom chair on André de Ruyter’s book

Mpho Makwana has accused the former chief executive of breaching confidentiality clauses in his contract of employment

Former Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg)

De Ruyter’s truth is stranger than fiction

Instead of meeting engineers, the former Eskom chief executive was busy with his ghostwriters

In parliament: former Eskom chairperson Malegapuru Makgoba.
Makgoba said Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan was told about graft at Eskom and he had urged former chief executive André de Ruyter to gather information on it.
 (Masi Losi/Sunday Times/Gallo Images)

Battle for the truth about Eskom

Ex-Eskom boss and former chairperson deny the intelligence on the ANC’s complicity in graft at the utility was withheld

Former Eskom chairperson Malegapuru Makgoba on Wednesday said it was Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s idea that the state-owned entity should conduct intelligence gathering to combat corruption.

Gordhan called for intelligence ops at Eskom: Makgoba

The former Eskom chairperson said a maligned investigation initiated by former CEO Andre de Ruyter was first mooted by the minister

Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter when he appeared before Scopa in April.

De Ruyter brought Eskom into disrepute: Chairman

The board released the former chief executive with immediate effect after he offered to go if this was its view

Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa. (Theana Breugem/Foto24/Gallo Images)

Eskom touts smart meters to manage demand

The new smart meters give the power utility the ability to limit the electricity supply to a household