NEW YEAR MESSAGE SA made progress in 2024, but jobs, service delivery and water challenges need urgent attention 5 min 15 By Cyril Ramaphosa
POWER PLAN Electricity Minister unveils preferred bidders for solar and battery storage projects 5 min 10 By Kristin Engel
2024 PEOPLE OF THE YEAR Person of the Year: Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa impresses by being able to keep lights on 3 min 13 By Ethan van Diemen
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE Nelson Mandela Bay electricity and tap water battles – it stinks but you can drink it 3 min 2 By Estelle Ellis
MISSED TARGETS Fifteen years after the launch of Schooling 2025 Vision, school infrastructure promises remain unfulfilled 5 min 0 By Kgaogelo Matlatle and Mbali Twala
POWER CRISIS ‘It’s chaos’ — Eskom prepaid meter scramble leads to death in Soweto 4 min 11 By Nkululeko Ndlovu and Bheki C. Simelane
ELECTRICITY GENERATION ‘Exponential renewables increase’ expected in SA’s revised energy blueprint 4 min 0 By Ethan van Diemen
LIVE SMARTER Solar geysers: everything you need to know to make the switch and save electricity 5 min 22 By Malibongwe Tyilo
GROUNDUP Still no power for 200 Eastern Cape RDP homes after waiting more than six months for Eskom supply 2 min 2 By Johnnie Isaac
POWER PLAY Eskom and City of Johannesburg R4.9 billion debt dispute risks dark December for residents 5 min 14 By Ferial Haffajee
NEWSFLASH Eskom warns of December power cuts after City of Johannesburg R4.9bn debt stalemate 3 min 9 By Ethan van Diemen
REALITY BITES Mini budget blues — South Africa’s huge debt repayment sucks up much of the fiscus 3 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
ENERGY GENERATION Drop in diesel usage and renewable energy costs ‘should ease Eskom tariff pressure’, says Ramokgopa 4 min 3 By Ethan van Diemen
GROUNDUP Johannesburg community plays cat and mouse with City Power over illegal connections 3 min 3 By Silver Sibiya
GROUNDUP Western Cape town ‘held to ransom’ by cable theft syndicate counts health, economic costs of blackouts 5 min 4 By Steve Kretzmann
THE CONVERSATION OP-ED Gas isn’t a good alternative to coal — South Africa should focus on solar, wind and green hydrogen 5 min 12 By Richard Calland
ROAD TO RECOVERY Heavy hitter CEOs target eye-watering economic growth by end of 2025 and a million jobs by 2030 4 min 18 By Ray Mahlaka
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ‘We’re not coping’ — Daily Maverick readers buckle under strain of sky-high electricity costs 2 min 19 By Daily Maverick Team
NUCLEAR GLITCH Both Koeberg units offline after unexpected shutdown and planned maintenance 4 min 6 By Kristin Engel
ELECTRICITY CRISIS No immediate fix for municipal tariff hikes, says energy minister 7 min 1 By Kristin Engel
NUCLEAR STORM Safety concerns, rising costs, inadequate socioeconomic studies mar Koeberg life extension plans 6 min 7 By Kristin Engel
