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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
Without reliable power, the country cannot generate economic growth and overcome the festering legacies of apartheid
Finance minister says move will ensure long-term financial viability of state electricity monopoly
Renewable energy procurement will be increased under plan announced by president Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa will seek private sector help and more renewable sources to deal with supply issues at state utility Eskom
The central bank increases cost of borrowing by three-quarters of a percentage point to tackle rising inflation
Worst deluges in decades highlight crumbling infrastructure and exacerbate delays at flagship terminal
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