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Pandemic, war and 'crazy' prices menace South African pivot from coal
By: Reuters 21st July 2022 South Africa, where daily blackouts are a fact of life, knows better than most that it cannot rely on coal power. But just when its plans to shift... →
Eskom faces growing financial strain, S&P Global says
By: Reuters 20th July 2022 South African power utility Eskom faces increased financial pressure from lower than anticipated tariffs, rising diesel costs and the impact of... →
Canada’s Tantalex on way to becoming African lithium producer 
By: Martin Creamer 19th July 2022 Canadian junior exploration company Tantalex Lithium Resources, which is developing tin, tantalum and lithium projects in the Democratic Republic... →
Cape Town 'preparing for the worst' as load shedding persists - Geordin Hill-Lewis
By: News24Wire 4th July 2022 The City of Cape Town is bracing itself for more extended stages of load-shedding as the country prepares for ongoing rolling blackouts this week.... →
Koeberg bungling causes more load shedding again
1st July 2022 As the threat of stage 6 load shedding looms, it has been reported that Koeberg’s unit 2 will be starting up soon after being offline for a month... →
Gordhan says Eskom, unions reach wage agreement; hopes second day of Stage 6 load-shedding can be avoided 
By: Chanel de Bruyn 28th June 2022 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Tuesday evening said he was hopeful that Eskom would be able to avoid implementing Stage 6... →
Stage 4 load-shedding extended into weekend as illegal strike disrupts coal plants
By: Terence Creamer 24th June 2022 Eskom has extended Stage 4 load-shedding – initially implemented at 11:00 on Friday June 24, as an illegal strike led to the loss of more coal... →
Eskom collapsed wage talks because it refuses to account for corrupt diesel, coal and IPP contracts
22nd June 2022 The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) met with Eskom management under the auspices of the Central Bargaining Forum (CBF) for... →
