Eskom
Eskom was once considered the best power utility in the world and fell drastically since 2008, with not much hope in sight for a brighter and stable future.
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan informed the directors of Eskom on Tuesday, 27 September, that he plans to make changes within the utility's board.
Former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has thrown his weight behind Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and the Eskom team amid calls for the entire board to be fired.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed loadshedding and Eskom's failures in his weekly newsletter. However, South Africans were left unimpressed by his remarks.
South Africans are furious that a single mom's business had to shut down after most of her students quit her online teaching business because of loadshedding.
An energy expert says that the leadership at Eskom needs to change for the energy crises to be addressed effectively. Calls for Andre De Ruyter to be fired.
Eskom has announced that Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented until Saturday at 5 am and be lowered to Stage 4 on Sunday, 25 September and Stage 3 on Monday
Analyst says South Africans should brace themselves for higher stages of loadshedding in the coming months. South African are frustrated with the situation.
Former statistician-general Dr Pali Lehohla believes former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko should run the utility and that politics should be removed from the entity.
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