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Eskom
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Another Graph That Perfectly Sums Up The Mess At Eskom
29 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Despite the fact that Eskom has hired significantly more people over the years, productivity is at an all-time low.
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Eskom’s Medupi Power Plant Problem Is Very Bad News
22 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A lot of Eskom’s problems seem to be linked to the Medupi power station, and the situation is worse than you may think.
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Friday Morning Spice
18 Oct 2019 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Power back today. Porn site pulls teacher video. Oz racehorse slaughter scandal. Boris plays numbers game. End of ‘Top Billing’. California earthquake worries. Bieber and T-Swift ‘always been cool’.
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Load Shedding: Get Ready For Nightmare Traffic
17 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you thought traffic in the likes of Cape Town and Jozi was already a disaster, wait until load shedding strikes again.
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Load Shedding Is Back – Here’s Eskom’s Reason Why
16 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this morning, a notification popped up on my phone about the return of the dreaded load shedding. Let’s hear from Eskom, then.
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Can This R161 Billion Green Energy Plan Save Eskom?
17 Sep 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A plan to establish the world’s largest green-energy financing initiative is currently being formulated, and there’s hope that it could help turn around the mess at Eskom.
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Here’s How Close We Are To Load Shedding Again
22 Aug 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just when you think you might have seen the back of load shedding, it looks set to rear its ugly head once more.
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Keen To Become Eskom’s Next CEO? You’ll Have To Tick These Boxes
24 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When people talk about a poisoned chalice, they may as well be referring to the Eskom CEO position by name. At least the money is pretty darn good.
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Eskom’s R230 Billion Bailout Isn’t Going To Cut It
22 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you want to see what throwing money into the void looks like in business terms, look no further than Eskom.
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Eskom’s Future Problems Summarised In Four Graphs
02 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
We all knew Eskom was in trouble, but it looks like things won’t be getting much better any time soon.
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The Current State Of Our SOEs (Including Eskom, SABC, SAA, And More)
10 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Now that the election is behind us, it’s time to check in on South Africa’s state-owned companies. Spoiler alert – it’s not pretty.
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One Image That Sums Up The Mess At Eskom
03 Jun 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The state-owned enterprise has been in free fall for years, with gross mismanagement and corruption to blame. Sometimes a picture speaks a thousand words.
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Energy Expert Says Eskom Is Already “Dead In The Morgue”
16 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Although we haven’t been hit by load shedding for a while now, it remains one of the elephants in the room, and we’re nowhere near solving this crisis.
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Further Proof Of Eskom Buying Rocks And Sand Instead Of Coal
10 Apr 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom is struggling to keep the lights on, with years of mismanagement and corrupt practice finally catching up with them. It doesn’t help when the coal looks like this.
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Why Load Shedding Is Going To Get Worse
08 Apr 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom talks a good game about getting us out of this mess, but if you cast an eye to the future, the picture is a little less pretty.
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Energy Expert Tears Apart Eskom’s Plan To Avoid Load Shedding This Winter [Video]
04 Apr 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, Pravin Gordhan, his new technical review team, and Eskom’s top brass announced their new plans. Not everyone seems impressed.
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How To Keep Your Business Running During Load Shedding
03 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Load shedding has been suspended, but experts know that it will soon be back with a bang. Here’s how to keep your business going when the lights go out.
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Remember That Time Eskom Bought Rocks Instead Of Coal? [Video]
27 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve all been conned from time to time, which is pretty crummy, but Eskom buying rocks from coal suppliers has consequences for the whole country.
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People Are Talking About Stage Five And Six Load Shedding [Video]
20 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom has been quick to rubbish reports of stage five and six load shedding. One expert, who calls them “absolute liars”, says it’s already happening.
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What? Are You Saying Eskom Employees Might Be Sabotaging Our Power?
20 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just when you think Eskom has reached peak incompetence, along come accusations of sabotage from the inside.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
20 Mar 2019 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
More stage 4. Trump victory. Google’s big news. Boeing 737 nearly crashed day before. China goth struggle. US real-life mafia show. Adulthood starts at 30. Gates joins Bezos.
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Sorry, But The Eskom Situation Is Actually Far Worse Than You Think
18 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I know you know it’s bad, because weekends are for hangovers, not load shedding, but experts have laid bare just how buggered Eskom really is.
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Eskom’s Death Spiral Explained In Eight Minutes [Video]
12 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Why is there load shedding again, after Zuma told us we were safe in 2016? What’s this about Eskom being R420 billion in debt? How did we get to this point? Those and other questions tackled here.
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Thursday Morning Spice
21 Feb 2019 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Eskom bailout. Apple car latest. Ariana gets Beatles record. R2.7bn lotto winners. Music legend grope accused. Trump cap teen sues. Deutsche Bank Trump default.
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Damning Daily Maverick Article Calls Eskom “Terrorist Attack From Within”
12 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South Africa is looking at another day of load shedding and frustration. If you’re not sure where to direct your anger, here’s a good place to start.
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How Much Eskom’s Stage Two Load Shedding Costs South Africa Daily
11 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Load shedding is alive and well again, and we are on stage four for the rest of the day. Even stage two has dire consequences for the economy.
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Wondering How Long Load Shedding Will Go On For? Read This
07 Dec 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we enter another day of stage two load shedding, it’s worth taking a look forward to see how long we might be in this mess.
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Eskom 2008 Versus Eskom 2018 – How The Wheels Came Off [Infographic]
06 Dec 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Kaput”, “game over”, and an “energy skunk on quicksand” – if you think you know just how bad the Eskom mess is, think again.
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Eskom’s Latest Financial Report Is A Real Kick In The Teeth
23 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
South Africans are not going to be happy with the struggling power utility, which released its financial results today. It’s a trainwreck.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
19 Jun 2018 by Kiernan / No Comments
Eskom warning. NPA’s Gupta blunder. Trump’s Space Force. Superbalist and Spree merge. Brexit costs. Bell Pottinger takedown. CT dam level update. Newlands’ last ever test? Saudi World Cup plane catches fire. Controversial rapper killed. MTV Awards winners.
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