As Donald Trump returns to the US presidency with bold energy policies, South Africa faces critical decisions about its energy future.
South Africa's promise of a 'better life for all' remains unfulfilled as insufficient energy generation cripples economic growth.
Despite a challenging year, South Africans can look forward to 2025 with renewed hope. Out of 364 days, we enjoyed 255 days without load shedding—a remarkable turnaround.
There is a critical need for effective energy policy, but past history shows us the government fails at implementation.
Eskom's transition to a new pre-paid meter system has exposed significant leadership failures, resulting in chaos and tragedy across South Africa.
Tensions simmer between developed and developing nations on climate financing at COP29.
Trump's return to the presidency reignites the fossil fuel debate, challenging the green agenda and reshaping energy policies both in the US and South Africa.
The Kazan Summit was a golden opportunity for South Africa to secure critical deals, but once again, the nation fails to capitalise on what could have been a transformative moment.
The 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan has placed South Africa at a critical juncture, forcing crucial decisions about its position between Western allies and BRICS partners.
The Independent Power Producer's Office is failing to fulfil its mandate of procuring both renewable and non-renewable energy sources. This article explores the implications of this imbalance, the challenges faced by renewable projects, and the need for a more comprehensive approach to energy procurement in the country.
South Africa is moving from one crisis to another.
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Europe and the West have been doubling down on consuming far greater quantities of non-renewable energy ever since the breakout war between Ukraine and Russia.
His memorial service a few days ago gave a symphonic eulogy to a giant that towered above mediocrity.
So the question ought to be asked, ‘Is load reduction camouflaged load shedding via a back-door?
The men and women of Eskom and its leadership has shown us that they can turn a national energy crisis disaster into a national wonder story.
This sets Africa back in its infrastructure build, which puts the continent on the back foot when we are the most energy insecure.
Over the past couple of months, municipalities have been artificially hiking electricity tariff rates to unreasonable levels.
What I find surprising is that no one is speaking about consequence management regarding Eskom’s previous management.
The president's speech and the responses of the opposition leaders in Parliament gives an indication of the depth of challenges facing South Africa. There is no realistic plan to come out of this slow economic growth and abyss.
How do you run a country with the majority of its active citizenry and civil society absent from key decision-making?
Will the DA play along in pushing for investment in developing the new energy capacity power plants and work tirelessly to rebuild the lost energy capacity in South Africa? Or are they stuck in an opposition groove play mode?
The days of gambling with our energy sovereignty and energy guarantees are over.
The climate crisis solution cannot be solved by using the ‘you are either with us or against us’ approach.
This is a question that is going to stir quite a bit of emotions in the coming weeks due to the recent formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU).
