Ministerial task team AWOL at Parly meeting as council debt to Eskom swells . Ministers who serve as members of an inter-ministerial Eskom task team were absent at a scheduled Parliamentary committee meeting on Tuesday, where debt owed by municipalities to the the cash-strapped ...

Mashaba slams 'dysfunctional' Home Affairs on documentation of migrants . Outgoing Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba asked Parliament to help ensure that the "dysfunctional" Department of Home Affairs discharge its duties in terms of documenting foreign nationals.

He and h...

'I still hold the same values' – Zille says Mashaba joined DA with 'great enthusiasm' when she was leader . Herman Mashaba joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) "with great enthusiasm" when Helen Zille was still leader, newly elected chairperson of the DA's federal council said on Monday after Mashaba resigned...

South Africa will soon announce CEO for crisis-hit utility Eskom – Ramaphosa . President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the government will soon announce a permanent CEO for State-run Eskom, after the struggling power utility reintroduced rolling blackouts last week.

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Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba resigns . City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba on Monday resigned, effective November 27, saying he was being forced to choose between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the country.

His resignation comes a...

Mkhwebane reports ministers to speaker for 'blistering attacks' . Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane reported members of the executive responsible for "blistering attacks" on her office to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise.

She told the Portfolio Committee o...

South Africa to test market for emergency power ‘gap fillers’ as IRP is finalised . Integrated Resource Plan 2019

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South Africa will release a request for information (RFI) in the coming weeks to test the market for solutions to close an immediate electricity supply gap of...

Eskom must be hauled before Parliament – DA . Eskom has not played open cards with the public on the latest round of load-shedding and should, therefore, come to Parliament to explain the situation, Democratic Alliance (DA) member of Parliament (M...

South Africa's energy mix still to lean on coal in next decade . Coal will continue to play a significant role in South Africa's plan to boost electricity generation over the next decade, with more renewable energy also lined up, Mineral Resources and Energy ministe...

Coal, independent producers are Eskom's biggest cost drivers – parliament . Independent power producers and coal procurement are among the biggest cost drivers for State-owned electricity company Eskom, accounting for 50 percent of its costs, parliament's select committee on a...