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South Africa's ANC wants to use disaster rules to ease power crisis

By Carien du Plessis

Reuters

South Africa's power cuts leave fruit farmers in despair

On the cusp of harvesting this season's first fruit, South African deciduous farmer Heinie du Toit frets as the worst power cuts on record threaten to take the shine off his apple and pear crop destined for foreign markets.

Reuters

Thousands protest South Africa's energy crisis

Johannesburg (AFP) - Several thousands of people took to the streets in South Africa on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis that has resulted in crippling power cuts for the continent's most industrialised economy.

AFP

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Hundreds protest S.Africa energy crisis

Johannesburg (AFP) - Hundreds of people took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis causing record power cuts in South Africa.

AFP

Power cuts in South Africa are playing havoc with the country's water system

South Africans had to deal with the worst ever series of power cuts in 2022. All in all the country lost a record 205 days of electricity due to constant breakdowns at the coal-fired power plants run by Eskom, the state-owned electricity utility. The plants are old and have not…

The Conversation

Power cuts in South Africa: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off

South Africans have been battered by power shortages for several years. These have worsened to the point that towards the end of 2022 the country’s electricity utility, Eskom, had only half of its power generation capacity operational.

The Conversation

South Africa government faces legal threat over crippling blackouts

Opposition politicians and South Africa’s biggest labor union say they’re readying a lawsuit against the head of the state-owned power company and a government official that oversees it as blackouts cripple the nation.

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Ramaphosa cancels Davos trip amid South Africa energy crisis

Africa’s most industrialised economy being hit by daily power cuts as anger grows among opposition and public

The Guardian - UK

South African leader skips Davos amid electricity crisis

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has canceled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos in order to deal with his country’s worsening power blackouts

The Independent UK

South Africa's president to skip WEF to deal with crippling power cuts at home

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will no longer attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos due to the ongoing energy crisis in the country, his spokesman said on Sunday.

Reuters

South African power cuts worsen as Eskom extends worst-ever outages

South African power cuts worsened on Wednesday as struggling state utility Eskom said it would extend its worst-ever outages until further notice.

Reuters

South African power boss ‘survives attempt to poison him with cyanide-laced coffee’

Andre de Ruyter had resigned from Eskom before he was allegedly targeted

Evening Standard

South Africa police investigate alleged plot to poison CEO with cyanide

André de Ruyter, who stepped down from utility firm Eskom, drank coffee suspected to be laced with poison

The Guardian - UK

South Africa's Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO

South African power utility Eskom on Sunday said police were investigating whether an attempt was made to poison its outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter.

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The Independent UK

South Africa marks holidays despite nationwide power cuts

South Africa’s Christmas 2022 is a start/stop affair because the country’s daily power cuts are hitting just about every aspect of the holiday

AFP

S.Africa's Eskom warns of long electricity crisis

Johannesburg (AFP) - Beleaguered electricity firm Eskom warned South Africans on Friday to brace for a prolonged electricity crisis as it struggles to power up the continent’s most advanced economy.

Tribune News Service

South Africa deploys army at 4 Eskom power stations

South Africa has deployed its army at four power stations as theft and vandalism adds to the inability of state-owned utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to meet electricity demand.

The Conversation

Eskom CEO quits: why finding a new head for South Africa's struggling power utility won't end the blackouts

For a multitude of reasons, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation is a huge setback for the state-owned power utility and South Africa. It comes at a time when the utility, which produces 95% of the electricity used in the country, needs stable leadership.

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S.Africa's power utility CEO resigns amid energy crisis

Johannesburg (AFP) - The head of South Africa's beleaguered state-owned power utility Eskom, Andre de Ruyter, has resigned, the company said on Wednesday, as the country suffers from a worsening energy crisis.

AFP

ABB to pay $315 mn to settle US charges over South Africa bribes

New York (AFP) - Swedish-Swiss industrial company ABB agreed to pay $315 million to settle US criminal charges that it bribed state-owned Eskom of South Africa over government contracts, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday.

AFP

Switzerland fines engineering giant $4.3 mn over S.Africa bribery

Geneva (AFP) - Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB has been fined four million Swiss francs ($4.3 million) over bribery linked to the construction of a huge power plant in South Africa, Switzerland announced on Friday.

AFP

Engineering giant to repay S.Africa over 'criminal conduct' at utility

Johannesburg (AFP) - Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB, which helped construct a huge power plant near Johannesburg, will pay reparations to South Africa over "criminal conduct" at the struggling power utility Eskom, prosecutors said Thursday.

The Independent UK

South Africa faces challenges in transition away from coal

Living in the shadow of one of South Africa’s largest coal-fired power stations, residents of Masakhane fear job losses if the facility is closed as the country moves to cleaner energy

AFP

S.Africa to swallow part of Eskom's debt to keep it afloat

Pretoria (AFP) - South Africa's treasury vowed Wednesday to take over more than half of Eskom's multi-billion-dollar debt to ensure the embattled energy utility's viability and curb the energy crisis that has put a break on growth.

AFP

Green future is cause for worry in S.Africa's coal belt

Kendal (South Africa) (AFP) - Miner Thokozani Mtshweni, 37, looks spent as he readies for a 12-hour shift huddled under a carport shelter to avoid the scorching sun.He fixes his belt weighed down by an oxygen tank and gas detecting tools.

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