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• Eskom loses power monopoly

  
  I Luv SA — Authority: 154
  Some good news for a change.... Johannesburg - The government opened the door for independent power producers by announcing the National Integrated Resource Plan on Thursday, scotching Eskoms plans to stall construction of the Kusile power station. The Department of Energy is drawing up the regulations that ...
  21 hours ago

• Due to Eskom shortage World Cup Draw is held on Free-Kick.tv!

  
  Ideate — Authority: 427
  Eskom has been known for some pretty big blunders in South Africa , but this is too much! Due to electricity load shedding, the Convention Centre has been plunged into darkness, causing the 2010 World Cup draw to be held at none other than the biggest local online football show “ Free-Kick.tv “. It’s not a ...
  2 days ago

• Eskom Picks Westinghouse To Fuel Koeberg NPP

  
  Nuclear Power Industry News — Authority: 484
  Under terms of the $30 million contract executed with Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB, Westinghouse will produce fuel at its fabrication facility in Vasteras, Sweden  - By Linton Levy - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has been selected by Eskom Holdings Limited in South Africa to provide ...
  4 days ago

• Cops hunt BBay cash-in-transit robbers

  
  Dispatch Now 24/7 — Authority: 146
  Police are on the trail of four armed suspects who held up a cash-in-transit van at Eskom in Beacon Bay on Monday and robbed what is believed to be hundreds-of-thousands of rands, writes Msindisi Fengu.The suspects pounced on a security vehicle, which was transporting money from Eskom to the bank, shortly after guards ...
  5 days ago

• African Development Bank Loans South Africa €1.8 Billion to Tackle Energy Crisis

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 451
  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a €1.86 billion loan for South Africa’s energy utility company, Eskom Holdings Limited, to finance Medupi power project that will significantly boost the energy capacity of the country and the southern African region, said a press release the Bank issued on ...
  1 week ago

• South Africa Plans to Establish an Industry That Will Sell One Million Solar Water Heaters by 2014

  
  Green Options — Authority: 150
  A renewed effort at increasing the uptake of domestic solar water heater (SWH) systems looks to replace 620 MW of electricity, to reduce carbon emissions by 2,7 million tons carbon dioxide and  create jobs and develop skills and manufacturing capacity. Personal Experience After recently having a domestic hot ...
  1 week ago

• South Africa May Have New Nuclear Power Plant by 2020

  
  Nuclear Power Industry News — Authority: 484
  South Africa could have a new nuclear power plant by the year 2020 if Cabinet approves a proposal expected to be put forward by the Ministry of Energy  - By April Murelio - South Africa, plagued by chronic power shortages, plans to have the countrys new nuclear power plant up and running by 2020, Energy Minister ...
  1 week ago

• Forget about Ubuntu. We need a Shaka Zulu mindset

  
  The Wild Frontier — Authority: 125
  YOU are situated on the Southern tip of Africa, far away from the world’s markets to the east, north and west. You have a highly unionised labour force and inflexible labour laws that make hiring a very large commitment. Your wages are way in excess of those of your competitors. Your country is one of [...]Related ...
  2 weeks ago

• SA’s electricity crisis response structure in crisis of its own

  
  I Luv SA — Authority: 154
  The public–private structure set up during the peak of South Africa’s load-shedding crisis of 2008, known as the National Electricity Response Team (Nert), is facing a crisis of its own. It has emerged that key officials from the newly formed Department of Energy (DoE) have not been attending meetings, while the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Godsell: I’m not going back to Eskom – full text

  
  Times LIVE Blogs - Posts — Authority: 154
  STATEMENT BY BOBBY GODSELL ON ESKOMDuring this last week the ESKOM Board has been able to act decisively. Government, particularly as indicated by Minister Hogan’s address to Parliament, has given the Board the backing it needed.Mpho Makwana has already demonstrated his wise and calm leadership capacities in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• The power crisis

  
  Thought Leader — Authority: 528
  Eskoms management mess comes as no surprise, given the state of the operation, regulatory rot and the leadership crisis at other parastatals
  3 weeks ago

• Jacob Dlamini on BEEing Black

  
  Jacana — Authority: 468
  Jacob Dlamini, author of Native Nostalgia , takes a critical look at some of the unintended consequences of Black Economic Empowerment, in light of the recent Eskom saga involving CEO Jacob Maroga. He rolls out memorable lines from fellow writers Bheki Peterson - “being black is not a job description” - and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Barbara Hogan on Eskom – full text

  
  The Wild Frontier — Authority: 125
  12 November 2009Address by the Minister of Public Enterprises to the National Assembly on recent developments at ESKOM1. Mr Speaker, I would like to thank the House for the opportunity to account to it as Shareholder for ESKOM.2. Regrettably, the past 14 days have been a turbulent time for Eskom and the economy, due ...
  3 weeks ago

• Eskom, we need answers

  
  Thought Leader — Authority: 528
  By Mohamed Fayaz KhanThe fact that the electricity industry is a shambles is well-documented, understood and often ridiculed. The current price of electricity is not sustainably viable and significant capital is required to expand our base-load generating capacity to ensure that we do not again experience energy ...
  3 weeks ago

• Eskom confirms Maroga’s resignation

  
  Times LIVE Multimedia — Authority: 146
  The power utility Eskom has confirmed the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Jacob Maroga, after weeks of speculation about his departure in the  company.  The Eskom board has appointed Mpho Makwana as the interim chairman until a suitable candidate has been found.
  3 weeks ago

• Breaking News: Eskom’s Maroga resigns!

  
  Dispatch Now 24/7 — Authority: 146
  Jacob Maroga has resigned as chief executive officer of Eskom, the electricity parastatal’s board said on Thursday.“Eskom confirmed that Mr Maroga has resigned. His intention to resign was welcomed by the board”, acting board chairman Mpho Makwana told reporters at Eskom’s Megawatt Park head office in ...
  3 weeks ago

• 5 Things that frustrate South Africans in 2009

  
  Running Wolf's Rant — Authority: 429
  I haven’t ranted much on this blog in the past few months so I think it’s high time to get the frustrations that plague me (and most South Africans in my opinion) off my chest. 2009 has been an interesting year. Jacob Zuma was elected as next president of South Africa. Thusfar he has proven [...]
  3 weeks ago

• 5 Things that frustrate South Africans in 2009

  
  Running Wolf's Rant — Authority: 429
  I haven’t ranted much on this blog in the past few months so I think it’s high time to get the frustrations that plague me (and most South Africans in my opinion) off my chest. 2009 has been an interesting year. Jacob Zuma was elected as next president of South Africa. Thusfar he has proven [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Row threatens South Africas electricity

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 971
  A boardroom row at the top of South Africas national power company is threatening electricity expansion that the country desperately needs.
  3 weeks ago

• Eskom CEO chaos continues…

  
  Dispatch Now 24/7 — Authority: 146
  Acting Eskom chairman Mpho Makwana declined to comment on Wednesday on a news report that CEO Jacob Maroga was no longer in his position.“I am unable to discuss that right now,” Makwana told the Sapa news agency.Bloomberg news agency reported on Wednesday morning that Maroga was no longer the electricity ...
  3 weeks ago

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