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Telecoms group joins growing list of companies plugging shortfalls from state electricity provider
Our bilateral relations have always been economically beneficial on both sides
John Lamola reasserts goal of becoming a ‘global brand’ as state-owned carrier turns profit for first time since 2011
The headline acts will be the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England
Electricity tsar says issue that has plagued the country for more than a decade would be largely over by year end
There are grounds for medium-term optimism after years of negative news
Move comes ahead of a general election as the ruling ANC seeks to quell unease at its handling of the economy
Lesetja Kganyago says inflation still poses risk even as other emerging markets start to loosen policy
Selection of Dan Marokane comes as electricity monopoly oversees record blackouts and deals with large debt burden
Hedge fund Amia Capital becomes latest body to float South Africa using central bank account as economy falters
‘Catastrophic’ problems at freight company mirror those of stricken Eskom power monopoly
Transnet predicted to become ‘next Eskom’ as problems pile up at state transport group
Pretoria wants to be both a democracy with a progressive constitution and a friend to dictators
Country told to expect a ‘difficult winter’ with outages that could last as long as 16 hours
Diplomatic crisis over alleged arms shipments to Russia threatens Pretoria’s prized tariff-free trade access
Wealthy residents flee Johannesburg as it descends into lawlessness and infrastructural collapse
Government withdraws permission for utility to avoid reporting irregular spending in face of public anger
South Africa’s finance minister says power utility need not disclose irregular spending for three years
Country’s radical opposition struggles to muster large numbers after calling for a day of protest
State of disaster declared as rolling blackouts cost $50mn a day, says central bank
Ramokgopa appointment comes after Eskom crisis causes outages of up to 12 hours a day
Rising frustration over pervasive corruption risks hurting South Africa’s ruling party at the polls
Finance minister says Pretoria will provide state power group with $14bn as rolling blackouts worsen
President says rolling power cuts ‘an existential threat to our economy and our social fabric’
FTSE 100 miner’s Duncan Wanblad warns country’s economy under threat from ‘scourges’ of power cuts, broken logistics and corruption
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