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Cable theft needs urgent attention

In response to a parliamentary question by the DA, it has been established that the combined losses incurred a...

Eskom is to blame for the electricity blackout threat

 The electricity blackout that could be triggered if Eskom workers go on strike might have posed a far le...

DA condemns damaging Eskom tariff hike; calls for significant energy sector reform

Today’s decision to grant Eskom a 31.3% tariff rise for the 2009-10 financial year illustrates the failu...

Application by ESKOM for a tariff increase: written submission to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa

Introduction   On 19 March 2008, the Democratic Alliance by means of a media statement urgently request...

Bailout of public entities is a waste of public funds

An analysis of the history of bailouts into nine public enterprises reveals that an estimated R100-billion of ...

Truck driver strike: DA calls for Eskom coal contingency plans to be detailed

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is concerned about the effects that the labour dispute between the South African ...

Further bad planning by Eskom leaves the South African economy holding the torch

2008 was a calamitous year for Eskom, in which it failed to keep the lights on regularly. The announcement tod...

DA calls on Nersa to consider implementable rules for managing the power crisis

The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the public workshop held earlier today and conducted by Nersa on the for...

DA calls on NERSA to assess Eskom tariff increase proposal

ADV HENDRIK SCHMIDT MP DA SPOKESPERSON ON MINERALS AND ENERGY The Democratic Alliance (DA) regards reliable a...

Downgrading of South Africa's credit oulook - ANC must not toy with prudent macroeconomic policies

KOBUS MARAIS, MP DA SPOKESPERSON ON FINANCE At a time of almost unprecedented international financial uncerta...