POWER ALTERNATIVES Johannesburg seeks bids from private firms to circumvent rolling blackouts 2 min 0 By Bloomberg
POWER CRISIS President Ramaphosa’s bold energy plan still needs illumination for private sector 4 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka
THE CONVERSATION OP-ED SA oil refinery closures, shift to cleaner fuels may improve energy security 5 min 1 By Rod Crompton
GROUNDUP No City of Cape Town plan available for backyarders living on private land 5 min 1 By Marecia Damons
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING Gwede Mantashe is right, Eskom 2.0 is our only option for the future 5 min 11 By Malibongwe Tyilo
AFTER THE BELL It’s hard to think, it’s harder to think about thinking and it’s hardest to think about Eskom 4 min 4 By Unknown Author
COMMUNITY STRIFE Mpophomeni protesters pull back after days of violence outside Howick over electricity issues 5 min 2 By Chris Makhaye
THE WITNESS There’s no political interference here, insist KZN Mpophomeni locals protesting over power cuts and meter audits 3 min 1 By Londiwe Xulu for the Witness
EQUAL EDUCATION OP-ED Education department’s proposed watering down of infrastructure law is bad news for schools 4 min 0 By Elizabeth Biney, Tarryn Cooper-Bell and Kimberley Khumalo
ELECTRICITY AGREEMENT Mediclinic to explore the private power cure as independent energy market opens up 3 min 0 By Sasha Planting
TARIFF INCREASES Municipal tariff hikes are on the cards, adding to woes of SA’s shrinking middle class 4 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
CLEAN BREAK FROM EISHKOM Get a load of this – these South African cities have a plan to ditch Eskom and end power cuts 4 min 4 By Julia Evans
POWER POLITICS ConCourt hears of 'human catastrophe’ after Eskom cuts off municipalities owing billions 4 min 16 By Ray Mahlaka
AMABHUNGANE An evaporating case for gas: why does SA keep investing in it? 17 min 4 By Susan Comrie for amaBhungane
POWER PREDICAMENT Joburg residents sit in the dark for days as the city’s grid collapses 3 min 11 By Ferial Haffajee
SATIRICALLY SPEAKING Gwede Mantashe is the disciplinarian South Africa needs 5 min 10 By Malibongwe Tyilo
UNIT 4 BLAST Nine Eskom workers suspended for hydrogen explosion at Medupi power station 2 min 13 By Ethan van Diemen
ESKOM TEETERS... AGAIN De Ruyter acknowledges South Africa is ‘tired of load shedding’ as we move to Stage 4 tonight 2 min 5 By Suné Payne
ECONOMIC REFORMS SA’s structural progress gains momentum, but two potholes are in the way: red tape and the power crisis 5 min 0 By Ray Mahlaka
