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South Africa: Government's PR Optics Control Unravels As Two Key Decisions Reversed in a Day
Daily Maverick, 6 April 2023
Failure to grasp political sensitivities around the corruption and financial malfeasance-wracked Eskom being exempted from reporting irregular spending and criminal conduct losses… Read more »
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South Africa: Treasury Pulls Eskom Exemption from Disclosing Irregular, Wasteful Expenditure
allAfrica, 5 April 2023
The Treasury has withdrawn the decision which allowed Eskom to forego reporting irregular or wasteful expenditure, Eyewitness News reports. Read more »
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South Africa: Power Utility Exempted from Reporting Irregular, Wasteful and Fruitless Expenditure
Daily Maverick, 3 April 2023
Eskom's exemption from reporting irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure and criminal conduct losses set off alarms, amid persistent scepticism over government pledges on… Read more »
South African Treasury Takes Eskom to Task Over Expenditure
The Treasury has withdrawn the decision which allowed Eskom to forego reporting irregular or wasteful expenditure. According to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, the decision was made after consultation with the auditor general and a public outcry.
InFocus
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Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter was planning on leaving the embattled power utility in March 2023 but hurried his exit after an explosive interview in which he spoke on Read more »
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The beginning of 2023 has seen a worsening of scheduled power outages in South Africa after beleaguered national utility Eskom announced it would continue its worst-ever outages< Read more »
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Eskom Group's chief executive officer (CEO) Andre de Ruyter has resigned as the country suffers worsening loadshedding (planned power cuts). According to Daily Maverick< Read more »
