Brian Molefe’s R30 million “golden handshake” will come under close scrutiny by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday. When news of the payout surfaced, opposition parties and independent bodies were...
Eskom will undergo a “deep dive” independent investigation that will look into its affairs over the past ten years. The investigation was ordered by Public Enterprises minister Lynne Brown. Several short-term investigations into the power utility...
Eskom’s board and executive management are all on the same page regarding management’s proposed turnaround plan, the utility said last week. The power utility’s board of directors acknowledged the strides made by executive management in turning the...
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe has approached the courts in a bid to fight his dismissal from the power utility and wants his application heard urgently. This has been Molefe’s second exit from Eskom in six months following recent instruction from...
Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown believes she has information that will assist the court in determining its decision to reappoint Brian Molefe as group CEO of Eskom. Brown addressed the public enterprises portfolio committee on Tuesday and...
Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane fielded questions around corruption and Brian Molefe at this year’s Africa Utility Week currently underway in Cape Town. Newly reappointed Eskom CEO Brian Molefe was scheduled to deliver the conference’s keynote...
Government will not appeal the Western Cape High Court’s decision on proceeding with nuclear energy in South Africa. “I have decided that I will not be appealing the decision of the Western Cape High Court on this matter,” energy minister Mmamoloko...
The South African government may be appealing a recent High Court judgement that declared its nuclear deal with a Russian company as invalid. This was according to energy minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Tuesday. South Africa and Russia signed an...
Eskom might not be permanently closing five of its coal-fired power stations after all. This follows an interview with Reuters at the World Economic Forum, which was recently held in Durban, when the power utility’s chairperson Ben Ngubane said...
