Business

Eskom 2.0: Ramokgopa draws the line on bailouts and double-digit hikes

Pretoria – Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has ruled out further government bailouts for Eskom and said South... Read more

11 hours ago

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Want lower electricity prices? Ramokgopa has bad news

Johannesburg – South Africans should not expect electricity prices to fall anytime soon, despite planned reforms aimed at making... Read more

9 Sep

Business

Ramokgopa: SA’s energy future will remain heavily reliant on coal

Johannesburg – South Africa will continue relying heavily on coal for electricity even as Eskom accelerates efforts to reduce... Read more

3 Sep

Business

Ramokgopa seeks PFMA relief for Eskom as SA electricity market opens to competition

Johannesburg – Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa wants Eskom to be given greater commercial flexibility as South Africa... Read more

29 Aug

Business

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay: climate scientists explain why

Britta Rennkamp, University of Cape Town; Andrew Marquard, University of Cape Town; Gina Ziervogel, University of Cape Town; Harald... Read more

27 Feb

Business

No cheers yet: SA’s 250 days without load shedding, but power crisis still not over

Cape Town – Despite South Africa going over 250 days without load shedding, the government has not officially declared... Read more

23 Jan

Business

Ramokgopa vows ‘no load shedding’ winter – bets big on nukes to power SA’s future

Cape Town – Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is optimistic that Eskom’s power plants will perform similarly to last winter,... Read more

4 May, 2025

Business

R440 billion transmission rescue plan – but who will pay?

Cape Town – Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has announced that the government will seek private investment... Read more

2 Apr, 2025

Business

WATCH | Ramokgopa, Eskom apologise for Stage 3 load shedding

Cape Town – Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, and Eskom have apologised to South Africans for the... Read more

9 Mar, 2025

Business

Ramokgopa urges major investment for Africa’s energy future

Cape Town – Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has emphasised the need for significant investment in Africa’s energy sector to... Read more

5 Mar, 2025