South Africa’s power crisis: going off the grid works for the wealthy – but could deepen injustice for the poor

South Africa’s current electricity crisis has been described as “a perfect storm”. A number of factors have converged to reach this point: an ageing and inadequately maintained fleet of coal power stations, delays in upgrading the Koeberg nuclear power station and...

Budget 2023 to shed light Eskom’s debt amid Stage 7 load shedding, Mantashe’s takeover

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech is expected to shed some light on how South Africans, as in government, plan to pay for Eskom’s massive debt. Godongwana will deliver his Budget Speech on Wednesday afternoon amid what is believed to be Stage 7 rolling...