Jan Oberholzer
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Eskom COO apologises for power cuts
Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer has apologised to the nation for plunging it into darkness. He says the power utility will…
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Theft and vandalism hampering operations, says Eskom
Theft and vandalism on Eskom’s distribution network is becoming increasingly difficult to manage. That’s the word from the utility’s Chief…
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NUM members take to the streets to protest Eskom’s proposed privatization
Members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have marched on Eskom’s Megawatt Park headquarters in Johannesburg to protest the…
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EFF calls on President Ramaphosa to fire Pravin Gordhan & Eskom’s top management
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have added their voice to the growing calls for Eskom chief executive officer (CEO) André…
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Eskom warns of load shedding at short notice
Eskom on Tuesday morning warned that it may be forced to implement load shedding at short notice as the power…
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Extra 6 000 megawatts needed for Eskom to keep generating capacity to keep lights on
Eskom has laid out what it needs to keep the lights on and that is an need an additional 6,000…
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Eskom apologises to South Africa for rolling blackouts
Eskom’s annual ‘State of the System’ briefing has started with an apology to the nation. South Africa was again plunged…
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Eskom: No choice but to continue with power cuts
Eskom said that it had no choice but to continue with rolling blackouts because it could not compromise the maintenance…
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Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer cleared of wrongdoing
Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer has been cleared of all wrongdoing in a payment dispute with contractor Aveng. An investigation was…
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EFF wants Oberholzer suspended from Eskom, pending a disciplinary process
Oberholzer must be suspended, pending a disciplinary process, the party maintains, as he is a shareholder of Stefanuttie Stocks, a…
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Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer says false corruption claims affected his family
Eskom’s chief operating officer (COO) Jan Oberholzer on Thursday said the false allegations of corruption and mismanagement against him had…
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At least 15 months before risk of load shedding disappears, says Eskom COO
Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer said that despite making progress with maintenance during the lockdown, it would still take at least…
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Eskom COO Oberholzer cleared of corruption & other charges
The utility’s chief operating officer has previously been investigated, and previously cleared, too. In a statement on Wednesday, power utility…
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Eskom to receive final investigation report into corruption allegations against COO
Andre de Ruyter says they had already received a preliminary report of the investigation, while the executive has previously been…
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Eskom board to probe corruption & victimisation allegations against COO
The board said they received letters from Corruption Watch and Saftu, which articulated allegations of corruption and victimization against Jan…
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Eskom orders investigation into COO
A senior lawyer is to investigate allegations of “corruption and victimisation” levelled against the operations chief at Eskom, the struggling…
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Eskom board probes corruption claims against COO Jan Oberholzer
It’s understood Corruption Watch and Saftu received information from an Eskom employee that he was allegedly prejudiced after speaking out…
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Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer is under fire from Numsa
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has launched an attack on the entire Eskom board, as well as…
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Reasons why Eskom is implementing Stage 6 load-shedding
Eskom says Stage 6 load-shedding was caused by a number of issues, including a faulty electrical cable supplying coal to…
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Stage 2 load-shedding continues
Its day five of rolling blackouts, with stage 2 load-shedding continuing on Monday. Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer says the recent…
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