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Six suspects to appear in court for Eskom’s Kusile Power Station fraud case
Six suspects linked to a 2018 procurement fraud case at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station are set to appear in court…
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Ex-Eskom employee receives suspended sentence for diesel theft
Ex-Eskom employee receives suspended sentence for diesel theft! A former Eskom employee at the Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga, Zisebenzele…
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Michael Lomas remains in jail
Former Eskom contractor Michael Lomas remains behind bars. The 77-year-old is facing multiple fraud charges related to R1.4-billion that was…
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Suspected Eskom fraud fugitive Michael Lomas brought back to SA
British national Michael Lomas is due back in South Africa to face fraud charges. The former Eskom contractor is facing…
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3 contracted by Eskom nabbed for theft of diesel at Kusile Power Station
Three Eskom contractor employees have been arrested after they stole diesel worth R1,000 from the Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga…
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Eskom adds 800MW to grid as Kusile Unit 5 switched on
As Eskom continues to keep the lights on, the power utility says it has scored some reprieve in the fight…
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AFU to seize Mercedes Benz, farms & other assets worth R33 million in relation to corruption at Eskom
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) secured two forfeiture orders to the value of R33…
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Increase in demand as industries reopen won’t mean more power cuts, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has reassured South Africans that the increase in demand as industries reopen will not necessarily result…
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Kusile’s unit 1 returns to service, 4 other units set to return by year’s end
As the country continues to face an energy crisis, there is some good news – Eskom says it’s making significant…
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Ramokgopa: We are turning the corner in generation capacity
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said South Africa is beginning to turn the corner in available generation capacity. Speaking at his…
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Eskom to boost capacity with revived Kusile units
With a glimmer of optimism that’s been rare these days, Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa couldn’t help but beam as…
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A look at Eskom’s game plan to keep the lights on during the holidays
Eskom will be maximising the benefits of a recently granted sulphur dioxide emission exemption by reviving four units at Kusile…
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3 Kusile units offline until November
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa paid another visit to the Kusile power station in eMalahleni. He is optimistic that the three…
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Eskom: 9 arrested at Kusile for theft of coal and fraud
Nine people have been arrested at the Kusile Power Station for theft of coal and fraud, Eskom said on Friday.…
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Weighbridge operators & coal truck driver arrested for allegedly stealing from Eskom
Nine people have been arrested for allegedly stealing coal from Eskom. In a statement on Friday, Eskom’s Daphne Mokwena said…
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Another arrest in relation to R2.2 billion money laundering matter linked to Kusile Power Station building
The latest suspect arrested in connection to the R2.2 billion matter linked to the building of the Kusile Power Station…
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Former Eskom bosses fail in request for further disclosure on R745 million Kusile matter
The Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has dismissed two applications brought by former Eskom group executive for group capital…
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Eskom and Jan Oberholzer part ways
Eskom’s Chief Operating Officer Jan Oberholzer and the utility have parted ways. In a statement released earlier, the power utility…
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Ramokgopa: Sulphur dioxide emissions exemption to lower power cuts by 2 stages
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said Eskom being exempted from minimum sulphur dioxide emissions can reduce load shedding by at least…
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Ramokgopa says 3 Kusile units to return to service
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the exemption of emission regulations will give Eskom an opportunity to return three units to…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa plays open cards on winter’s Stage 8
The Electricity Minister in the Presidency Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has conceded that Eskom does not have the necessary generation capacity…
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Race to get three Kusile units up
There is no end in sight for rolling blackouts at this stage. Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa visited the troubled…
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Work on Kusile units remains on track, says Ramokgopa
After those well-publicized visits to all Eskom power stations, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has returned to Kusile Power Station. Three…
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Electricity Minister visits Kusile Power Station again
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is visiting the Kusile Power Station in Delmas. He will receive a status report on measures…
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NPA granted provisional restraint order valued at R583 million in assets belonging to ex-ABB employees & 6 others
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has been awarded a provisional restraint order valued at R583.8m against former employees…
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Electricity Minister: Consistent energy availability will end load shedding
The Minister of Electricity, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, said that consistent progress in improving Eskom’s energy availability factor would eventually lead to…
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Ramokgopa: 4 units at Kusile will come online by end of the year
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says problems at Kusile power station will be fixed. He expects four units to go online…
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Environmentalists say Kusile gas emission exemption poses threat to human life
Some environmentalists said that the grant that Eskom had received for relief from some gas emission regulations would have fatal…
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Eskom given permission to skirt pollution regulations
Exempting the Kusile power station from sulphur dioxide emission limits might add power to the grid in the short term…
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Nightly load shedding reduced to stage 3
Power cuts will be reduced from Stage 4 to Stage 3 during the nights of the weekend. This is thanks…
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Matshela Koko granted R300 000 bail
Bail for former Eskom Acting CEO Matshela Koko has been set at R300,000. He appeared before the Middelburg Magistrates’ Court…
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8 people to appear in court for crimes at Eskom
Eight people are expected to make their first appearance in the Middelburg Magistrates’ Court on Thursday in connection with dodgy…
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Eskom fraud suspects to appear in court
Eight people are expected to appear at the Mpumalanga Middleburg Magistrates’ Court on Thursday on charges of fraud, corruption, and…
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Eskom implements Stage 4 blackouts
Eskom has announced that it will be implementing Stage 4 power cuts from 5 pm to 10 pm. The utility…
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Court issues arrest warrant for former Eskom exec France Hlakudi
The Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court on Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest for former senior Eskom manager France Hlakudi…
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Eskom urges SA to use electricity sparingly to avoid further outages
Eskom has encouraged South Africans to use electricity sparingly, saying the improvement in generation capacity was not enough to suspend…
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Eskom warns of 4 000MW shortfall and increased risk of power cuts
Eskom said that it would continue to have a shortfall of more than 4,000 megawatts of generation capacity this year,…
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Limpopo businessman’s R5 million tax fraud case on hold till September
The Pretoria Regional Court on Wednesday postponed the tax fraud case against Limpopo businessman Maphoko Hudson Kgomoeswana to 8 September…
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Eskom’s R745 million Kusile corruption case postponed to August
The Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Tuesday postponed the Eskom’s R745 million Kusile power station corruption case to a later…
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The real cause of load-shedding in South Africa
South Africa has experienced load-shedding since 2007 because the country failed to build new power stations to keep up with…
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DP Mabuza to face grilling on power cuts and vaccine programme during NCOP session
Deputy President David Mabuza will return to Parliament on Tuesday to answer burning questions about Eskom and the country’s troubled…
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Eskom’s Andre de Ruyter apologises to the nation for load shedding
With the country facing rolling blackouts due to Eskom’s inability to keep the lights on, CEO Andre de Ruyter on…
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Ex-Eskom executives back in court for R745 million Kusile corruption case
Two former Eskom executives and their three co-accused are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court…
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Eskom boss exposed
One of Eskom‘s most senior executives tried to wangle a contract for his lover and mother of his child to…
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Ex-Eskom executive’s court application dismissed
Former Eskom executive France Hlakudi’s application to have an R30-million tax evasion charge struck off the roll has been dismissed.…
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Kusile Power Station is half way finished, after construction started in 2008
Eskom has announced that another unit at its coal-powered Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanaga has achieved commercial operation status, bringing…
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Ex-Eskom executive France Hlakudi wants R30 million tax evasion case struck off roll
Former Eskom senior manager France Hlakudi’s tax matter was postponed to April 22 by the Pretoria Regional Court today. This…
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Eskom to implement Stage 2 load-shedding
Eskom is implementing Stage 2 load-shedding from midday Thursday, until Sunday night. The utility says two generation units at the…
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Eskom vows to fix old infrastructure
As the country on Saturday grappled with stage two load shedding, Eskom vowed it would spend the rest of the…
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Zondo Inquiry confirms it will hear testimony from ex-Eskom CEO Matshela Koko
The state capture commission has confirmed it will hear testimony from former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko. He’s been implicated by…
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