16 October 2019 – The Crown Jewels

President Ramaphosa identifies the crown jewels in South Africa

20 Feb 2019 – Budget Process

Budget day in South Africa. More SOE bail-outs expected.

12 Feb 2019 – The Eskom Shock

President Ramaphosa is shocked to hear about the state of Eskom and load shedding…

25 October 2018 – e-toll Exemption

 

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni makes reference to e-tolls in his medium term budget speech.

13 August 2018 – Burning Issues

19 Jan 2018 – Two Guys and Day Zero

As Day Zero approaches for Cape Town (when they run out of water), further restrictions and penalties are implemented by the city.

17 Jan 2018 – The Distraction

Eventually – some progress on State Capture investigations.  Newspapers report that preservation orders are about to be served on McKinsey and Trillian relating to their work for Eskom.  In the background, Shaun Abrahams still needs to decide if President Zuma will be prosecuted on those 783 charges…

23 November 2017 – Nothing to see here…

The parliamentary inquiry into Eskom hears evidence from Brian Molefe and Minister Lynne Brown.  All is above board, apparently…

16 October 2017 – THEY must come clean!!

Weekend press reports that Minister Lynne Brown’s lover also benefited from Eskom contracts…

1 August 2017 – SOE Headless Chickens

Another SOE becomes leaderless – the Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has suspended the Central Energy Fund board, CEO and CFO, in connection with their roles in the sale of South Africa’s strategic oil reserves.