eskomlatest news & developments

Nersa’s secrecy problem

Nersa approves huge discounts for big industrial users

Solar row hots up as Eskom waiver nears end

Eskom, Outa clash over registration rules

The Arnot coal-fired power station, operated by Eskom in Mpumalanga.

MICHAEL AVERY: We can’t ‘walk around’ the Eskom facts

Eskom’s R30bn profit doesn’t mean it has R30bn to spare

Eskom’s recovery makes unbundling harder — and more necessary

The utility's recovery should not be an excuse for delay

South Africa risks unbundling public infrastructure know-how  

The state risks losing expertise as it hands public infrastructure to private players

No grid, no growth: South Africa’s transmission crunch

South Africa must build 14,500km of transmission lines by 2034 to connect new renewable power

EDITORIAL: Eskom’s grim new electricity crisis

Eskom has halted load-shedding, but now faces other crises.

A bad week for the Boks

Meanwhile, MTN delivers strong interim numbers

Image: Siphiwe Sibeko

TIM COHEN: Eskom’s bog-standard revolution

South Africa’s electricity reform is neither novel nor ideological, but it does seem necessary.

Mine and factory. Beneficiation. Rawpixel/currency

Beneficiation is not a spell

There’s something to be said for moving from quarry to machine shop. But industrial value chains are built on competitive inputs, not slogans

Growth train pulled in all directions. Wikimedia Commons/ M.N. Forney – Catechism of the Locomotive; Currency

The department of grand plans and small results

South Africa’s industrial policy has a shiny new theme but is making the same old mistakes

Joburg one-armed bandit with Dada Morero. Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi; Rawpixel; Currency

State of the city: thoughts and prayers for Joburg 

Dada Morero’s state of the city address was a cherry-picked fantasy of half-truths, in light of Joburg’s broken financial realities

Transnet Eskom stalled. Photo by Gallo Images – Misha Jordaan / Freepik / Rawpixel / Currency collage

How Eskom and Transnet are blocking growth reforms  

Transnet and Eskom are acting as both referee and player, says BLSA, while political interference at municipalities is as bad as ever

Overdue bills. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Arrears, defaults, denial: the limits of South Africa’s leadership

South Africa is beset by a culture of non-payment. The country’s political leadership doesn’t seem to be all that seized with the crisis

Ferrochrome smelter. Pierre Crom/Getty Images

Eskom’s tightrope: jobs vs chrome revenue

Unless South Africa’s ferrochrome producers get price relief from Eskom, as many as 2,400 jobs may be at risk

Eskom files transparency. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Secretive Eskom gets walloped in court by AfriForum

The power utility has been ordered to release its coal and diesel contracts. It will shed welcome light on an institution long plagued by corruption

Budget calculator. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Budget by the numbers: tax relief and a break for diamond miners

From getting tough on municipalities to diamond export levies, here are the key numbers and policy changes from South Africa’s 2026 national budget

Electricity pylons. deepblue4you/Getty Images

The 10 power moves to reset South Africa’s electricity market

It’s time for South Africa’s electricity market to move from policy to implementation

GDP economy band aid. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Has the economy finally turned? It feels like it

Four consecutive GDP gains signal a tentative recovery as infrastructure improvements take hold – but without private investment, momentum may fade

top secret deal.

The cost of Eskom’s secret pricing deals

Open Secrets’ fight for Eskom’s South32 pricing deal reveals how secrecy and overused confidentiality claims undermine transparency in public spending