Eskom’s profit doubles even as it sells less electricity

by nouman | Aug 31, 2026 | Business Leadership South Africa, City of Johannesburg, City Power, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dan Marokane, Deloitte, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Mteto Nyati, National Transmission Company South Africa, Nersa, News, NTCSA, Sections

Eskom’s profit more than doubled to R30.3-billion, but electricity sales fell 6.2% and municipal arrears passed R111-billion.

Eskom and business lobby call a truce over grid reform

by nouman | Aug 31, 2026 | Business Leadership South Africa, Busisiwe Mavuso, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dan Marokane, Duncan Pieterse, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Mteto Nyati, National Transmission Company South Africa, News, NTCSA, Sections

Eskom and BLSA now say they agree on the independent transmission operator, two months after a public falling-out.

African Bank signs on as GEC+Africa 2026 partner

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 7, 2026 | 22 On Sloane, African Bank, Carmen Rudd, Company News, Cyril Ramaphosa, Edna Sathekga-Montse, GEC+Africa, Global Entrepreneurship Network, Sections, SMEs and start-ups

African Bank comes on board as an official partner for September’s GCE+Africa congress at the CTICC.

Ramaphosa signs off on taking the grid away from Eskom

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 31, 2026 | Business Leadership South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Duncan Pieterse, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, National Treasury, News, NTCSA, Sections

The transmission operator will own the assets outright, reversing a plan approved by the energy minister in December.

Memo to Eskom: Telkom already lost this fight

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 8, 2026 | BLSA, Busisiwe Mavuso, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dan Marokane, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Frogfoot, Mteto Nyati, News, Octotel, Openserve, Sections, Sipho Maseko, Telkom, Vumatel

Telkom fought to keep its network and South Africa lost a decade. Eskom risks making the same mistake.