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DPE DG Kgathatso Tlhakudi claims Pravin Gordhan suspended him to hide shenanigans
Suspended Public Enterprises director-general (DG) Kgathatso Tlhakudi on Tuesday said Minister Pravin Gordhan suspended him because he feared his wrongdoings…
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IFP bemoans lack of transparency in appointing new Eskom board
The lack of transparency in the process of selecting the new Eskom board members was a big concern for the…
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Pravin Gordhan to provide court with papers on sale of SAA’s majority stake to Takatso
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan will have to provide all documents to the Western Cape High Court related to the…
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Suspended DG, Kgathatso Tlhakudi exposes Minister Gordhan’s hand in SAA deal
Suspended public enterprises director-general Kgathatso Tlhakudi has filed a damning affidavit at the labour court this week accusing Minister Pravin…
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Cyril Ramaphosa: Eskom board’s mandate is to end blackouts
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Eskom Board’s mandate is to end rolling blackouts. Ramaphosa says government will support the power…
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Pravin Gordhan: Eskom is once again being used as a political football
The Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan says he believes Eskom is once again being used as a political football…
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Pravin Gordhan announces Mpho Makwana as new Eskom board chair
Eskom has a new board. Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan made the announcement on Friday. Gordhan said he met…
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NUM calls on President Ramaphosa to replace Pravin Gordhan after Eskom board shakeup
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to get rid of Pravin Gordhan and consider…
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Government begins process to restructure Eskom board
Power utility Eskom will soon find itself with a new board as the government looks to find new talent to…
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Pravin Gordhan announces restructuring of Eskom board
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday announced that the Eskom board would be reconstituted and restructured. The minister met…
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Pravin Gordhan calls on communities to fight the theft of electricity
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said he remains highly concerned about illegal electricity connections in parts of Sedibeng. This comes…
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Num urges Pravin Gordhan to stop interfering in running of SOE’s
The National Union of Mineworkers (Num) has urged Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to stop interfering in the running of…
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DPE: Pravin Gordhan never approached Solidarity to help save Eskom
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has denied claims that it approached trade union Solidarity to help recruit technical experts…
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Govt denies President Ramaphosa & Pravin Gordhan using banks to silence Survé’s Independent Media
The government has denied allegations made by the executive chairman of Independent Media Group, Iqbal Survé, that President Cyril Ramaphosa…
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SA Union of Students: Hold Pravin Gordhan & De Ruyter accountable for load shedding
The South African Union of Students (SAUS) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to hold Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan…
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I will not be intimidated: Pravin Gordhan responds back
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan hit back at a small group of Wits University students who disrupted a lecture he…
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Pravin Gordhan threatened at Wits event
A Wits School of Governance event featuring Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan ended in mayhem. After he had finished speaking,…
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Pravin Gordhan warns of State Capture 2.0
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is warning of State Capture version 2. He says some do not want to see…
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ANCYL members protest against blackouts
The rolling blackouts will be the death knell of the ANC. This is according to a group of ANC Youth…
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Numsa: Unions have not rejected Eskom’s 7% wage offer yet
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has told the publication it has not rejected Eskom’s wage offer…
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Eskom’s wage offer to be presented to unions on Friday
Numsa says Eskom’s improved wage offer will be formally presented to the central bargaining council on Friday. The power utility…
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Update: Eskom employees return to work, but load shedding goes on
Eskom confirmed on Wednesday morning that striking employees are returning to work following wage discussions between trade unions and the…
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South Africa confirms 2nd case of monkeypox in Western Cape
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said an agreement had been reached with unions to bring the strike at Eskom to…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane catches another loss in ConCourt, over Ivan Pillay’s Sars retirement payout
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has dismissed Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application for leave to appeal a previous judgment concerning the…
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Pravin Gordhan: Presidential council to rope in private sector to help struggling SOEs
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says that private sector has been roped in to assist some of the struggling state-owned…
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More sabotage happening at Eskom: Minister Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has emphasised issues around theft and sabotage at Eskom are causing more strain on the…
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Stop calling us criminals, we are trying to fix Eskom – says Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has called on members of Parliament to stop referring to all ANC members as “thugs”.…
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Pravin Gordan wants scrap metal export ban in bid to halt infrastructure vandalism
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has called for the export of scrap metal to be banned. Gordhan said that this…
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Govt not considering state of disaster to respond to electricity crisis, says Pravin Gordhan
The government is not considering declaring a national state of disaster to respond to the electricity supply crisis, according to…
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New Zondo report: Jacob Zuma & Gupta family failed to capture Treasury
The fourth state capture report shows that former President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family failed to capture National Treasury…
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KZN floods to affect the greater economy of SA
The economy of KwaZulu-Natal is on its knees after last week’s devastating floods, and it is affecting the greater economy…
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Eskom is unable to solve the power crisis, says DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday said Eskom had now proved beyond any doubt that it was unable to solve…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane shuts down EFF complaint into Gordhan’s meeting with Mogoeng
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has cleared Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan of allegations that he had attempted to influence the…
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DA accuses Cyril Ramaphosa of leniency on low performing ministers as cabinet gets low scores
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has given President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet low scores for performance and accuses the president of…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane dealt another legal blow
There’s been another legal blow for Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed Mkhwebane’s request to…
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Parliament welcomes court decision on EFF’s urgent application to interdict sanctions
Parliament has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s decision to strike of its roll the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) urgent…
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EFF accuses Raymond Zondo of bias and dishonesty on Gordhan’s role in state capture
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo of being dishonest and biased on former Finance…
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Eskom CEO: No load shedding expected this Christmas
South Africa is likely to have a load shedding-free Christmas this year. As it stands, there is an excess in…
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Load-shedding must end sooner rather than later – Minister Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says South Africa will have to, amongst other things; add “a few more thousand megawatts”…
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Call for Pravin Gordhan to exit over Eskom’s failure to keep lights on
Political parties are calling for the resignation of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. 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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Deployment of soldiers for elections is not unusual – expert
With the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) set to tighten security and Eskom’s promise to deliver power and standby…
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No ANC vote, no electricity – President Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed calls for him to fire Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan as “the drama you would…
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Eskom reduces power cuts
Eskom has announced power cuts will be reduced to Stage 3 from 9 pm on Thursday until 5 am on…
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President Ramaphosa confident Eskom issues will be resolved
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa doesn’t believe the latest blackouts are intentional. That’s in contrast to the governing party’s statement on…
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Eskom implements Stage 2 until Saturday
Eskom has downgraded rolling blackouts to Stage 2 from Friday morning until Saturday. The shortage of generation capacity forced the…
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No power cut downgrade as yet
Despite assurances from Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan that South Africa would move to Stage 3 load-shedding overnight, Stage 4…
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Power cuts should be over by the weekend, says Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says measures are being put in place to reduce the country’s power cuts to Level…
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Power cuts should be over by the weekend – Minister Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says measures are being put in place to reduce the country’s power cuts to Level…
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DA calls on Pravin Gordhan to deal with problems at Transnet
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on Minister Pravin Gordhan to come out of hiding and deal with the problems…
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