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Power insecurity hurting the economy. Read More

Mining production decreased by 3.1% year-on-year in November, data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows. Read More

President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed to ensuring that the current “uncertainties and inconsistencies” inhibiting businesses and households from building and financing new power generation capacity will be removed so that the country can “embark on a new trajectory” of self generation. Read More

The policy proposals from the Treasury require unambiguous support from the government, says Busa president Sipho Pityana Read More

South Africa will embrace efforts by businesses to generate their own electricity, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday, reacting to growing frustration at red tape throttling private power generation. Read More

President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed to ensuring that the current “uncertainties and inconsistencies” inhibiting businesses and households from building and financing new power generation capacity will be removed so that the country can “embark on a new trajectory” of self generation. Read More

Business Unity SA president says the Eskom crisis should not be used as a ‘political football’ and that a ratings downgrade is to be avoided at all costs Read More

In a series of tweets in the early morning hours of Friday, finance minister Tito Mboweni warned of dire consequences if South Africa did not push ahead with economic reforms. Read More

The mining industry body on Monday urged the government to bring on stream new private sector power sources to ease the power crisis that has pushed the country to the brink of recession. Read More

‘The government and Eskom should be contracting in any extra renewable energy from existing wind and solar plants’ Read More