SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

Why Cape Town should be the mould for future Formula E venues

OPINION: It may have taken Formula E longer than planned to arrive in Cape Town, but it was worth the wait as stunning city scenery married with thrilling track action. There was also substance to the style at South Africa’s first world championship single-seater race in nearly 30 years, from…

Autosport · Mar 1, 2023

South Africa: Fallout over power utility CEO's graft claims

South Africa’s troubled state-owned power utility Eskom has appointed an interim chief executive after a fallout with its outgoing head over a media interview he gave alleging ongoing corruption at the company linked to the ruling party

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

South Africa's bailout of Eskom won't end power cuts: splitting up the utility can, as other countries have shown

The announcement by the South African finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, of debt relief for the country’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is a step forward. It will fix one problem: Eskom has too much debt. But the plan won’t end power cuts which have worsened in recent years.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

South Africa's electricity crunch declared 'state of disaster'

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national "state of disaster" over the country's rolling power shortages. Energy provider Eskom says its ageing coal-fired power plants cannot keep up with demand and it's been imposing scheduled cuts. The blackouts are weighing on business activity and South Africa's economic growth.…

France 24 · Feb 9, 2023

In South Africa, ‘load shedding’ takes a toll on small businesses

Small business owners say the scheduled power cuts are hurting their daily operations.

Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2023

State capture in South Africa: time to think differently about redress and recovering the stolen loot

South Africans are plunged into darkness daily by rolling power cuts. These are a stark reminder of the destruction that years of state capture wreaked on Eskom, the state-owned power utility.

The Conversation · Feb 8, 2023

Robberies surge as criminals take advantage of South Africa's power outages

The acute energy crisis in South Africa has adversely affected all aspects of the society. Regular and lengthy power outages – which started in 2007 are also contributing to an escalation in the levels of criminal activity, especially street crime. The most recent quarterly crime statistics – have undermined an…

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2023

A power crisis in Elon Musk’s birthplace of South Africa in killing its switch to EVs

The auto industry is demanding government action.

Fortune · Feb 1, 2023

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

By Carien du Plessis

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023

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 · Jan 26, 2023