Eskom suits sacrifice pay amid R225m crunch
Eskom's senior executives are to sacrifice their annual bonuses, but interim boss Collin Matjila warns that the electricity tariff has to be revisited.
Sibanye to ship first uranium from Cooke
Sibanye Gold shipped its first uranium by-product from its Cooke operations on the West Rand, and said the production would lower overall costs and lift profits.
Eskom may sell shares in generation fleet
Eskom is considering opportunities to sell stakes or establish joint ventures in its generation fleet as a means of becoming more sustainable.
SA on power alert as Eskom mulls load-shedding
Eskom said load-shedding may become necessary unless demand was pulled back 10% with industrial users already complying.
Tariff increases loom as Eskom flounders
ELECTRICITY users should brace themselves for further tariff increases as Eskom
tries to address cash flow constraints brought by rising operational and funding
costs.
5 urgent ‘to-do’s’ on Eskom CEO’s worry list
What to do about a state-owned utility called Eskom is the subject on everyone's lips again. First off, appointing a CEO. Secondly, addressing these crucial issues ...
Glencore bids $1.35bn for Chad oil, gas
Glencore Xstrata has underlined its appetite for Africa risk after bidding a cash premium for an oil and gas exploration firm in Chad - the world's seventh poorest nation.
BHP meets Eskom amid $20bn demerger chatter
BHP Billiton has resumed talks with Eskom over power to its aluminium smelters amid
talk the Australian firm is mulling a $20bn demerger of its SA assets.
Output at Grootegeluk cut to 70% during rains
Despite the production cut, however, Grootegeluk continued to supply Eskom's Matimba power station using stockpiles.
Exxaro’s Grootegeluk flooded – pics
A stark reminder of how excessive rainfall can seriously hamper the supply of coal to Eskom's power stations.