The government is conducting a feasibility study for the rollout of solar power to hospitals in the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Eskom's problems started long before he was in the picture - even as deputy president.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that South Africa's energy crisis is a big problem, but hopes investors can look past it as the country works to remedy the situation.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has put forward new laws to deal with money laundering and financing of terrorism by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the risk of greylisting - among other things.
Proposed new laws come down hard on anyone smoking near children - or companies that sell sweets that look like cigarettes.
Load shedding was more intense in September than in 2020 in its entirety.
The presidency of South Africa says that a substantial amount of the billions pledged by western nations, to aid South Africa in transitioning to renewable energy, needs to be in the form of grants, not loans.
EOH is expected to pay back at least R191 million to the Department of Water and Sanitation
The World Bank has approved South Africa’s request for a $497 million project to decommission and repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant using renewables and batteries.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has denied reports that the National Treasury's plan to takeover a portion of Eskom's debt will be linked to conditions that the power utility builds new coal, gas and nuclear plants.
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