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Country told to expect a ‘difficult winter’ with outages that could last as long as 16 hours
Intense rolling blackouts set to worsen as electricity demand rises during winter period
André de Ruyter says he wants to avoid compromising any probe into graft at South African energy group
Government withdraws permission for utility to avoid reporting irregular spending in face of public anger
South Africa’s finance minister says power utility need not disclose irregular spending for three years
State of disaster declared as rolling blackouts cost $50mn a day, says central bank
Ramokgopa appointment comes after Eskom crisis causes outages of up to 12 hours a day
Cabinet reshuffle expected as government confronts claims of corruption at Eskom power monopoly
The attempted poisoning of André de Ruyter is a dramatic example of how criminality has seeped into the country’s state
Rising frustration over pervasive corruption risks hurting South Africa’s ruling party at the polls
André de Ruyter accuses senior politicians in ruling organisation of corruption at the utility
Boss of crisis-hit power company had implicated senior politicians in corruption
Finance minister says Pretoria will provide state power group with $14bn as rolling blackouts worsen
President says rolling power cuts ‘an existential threat to our economy and our social fabric’
Rate-setters slow pace of policy tightening as growth outlook weakens
Companies beset by blackouts lead a surge in investment in their own supplies, mostly renewables
Alleged attempt to kill chief executive André de Ruyter shows challenges he has faced in rooting out corruption
Plan highlights battle over power producer, whose outgoing chief suffered recent attempted poisoning
André de Ruyter, who resigned after trying to overhaul the troubled utility, claims he was given cyanide-laced coffee
Without reliable power, the country cannot generate economic growth and overcome the festering legacies of apartheid
André de Ruyter to step down from struggling state monopoly amid national energy crisis
State electricity monopoly ‘urgently’ working with treasury to find money to buy diesel
Finance minister says move will ensure long-term financial viability of state electricity monopoly
Delays to refurbishment at flagship plant add to fears over supply
Renewable energy procurement will be increased under plan announced by president Cyril Ramaphosa
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