# Eskom sê sy opwekkingsvermoë verbeter steeds, met ‘n energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor van 68-persent vir die boekjaar tot dusver, die hoogste vlak in ses jaar. Volgens die maatskappy het onbeplande kragonderbrekings afgeneem, terwyl sowat ses-duisend-200-megawatt se opwekkingskapasiteit ppr die afgelope drie jaar weer by die kragnetwerk gevoeg is. Eskom-woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê diesel-uitgawesl het ook met vyf-miljard-rand […]
# Eskom says its generation performance continues to improve, with its energy availability factor reaching 68-percent for the financial year to date, the highest level in six years. According to the utility, unplanned outages have fallen, while about six-thousand-200 megawatts of generation capacity has been returned to the grid over the past three years. Eskom […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson Somadoda Fikeni has warned that recommendations from the Madlanga Commission could face resistance after the inquiry concludes. Testifying before the commission, Fikeni said resistance may involve legal hurdles, resource constraints, administrative processes or institutional dependencies, rather than outright refusal. He says the success of a commission should be measured by […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng se koukusleier, Funzi Ngobeni, het besware by NERSA ingedien teen Eskom se voorgestelde elektrisiteitstariewe vir 2027/28. Eskom vra ‘n gemiddelde verhoging van 8,83-persent vir regstreekse kliënte, terwyl munisipale grootmaataankope met 8,84-persent sal styg. Ngobeni sê huishoudings wat minder krag gebruik, kan groter verhogings verwag weens hoër vaste heffings. ActionSA bevraagteken ook […]
# Die voorsitter van die Staatsdienskommissie, professor Somadoda Fikeni, sê baie regeringsprosesse word gedryf deur nakoming eerder as deur die waarde wat dit beoog om te lewer. Fikeni het voor die Madlanga-kommissie gesê finansiële openbaarmakings word dikwels slegs as ‘n nakomingsoefening beskou. Hy sê die openbaarmaking van bates moet fokus op deursigtigheid en aanspreeklikheid, in […]
# ActionSA Gauteng caucus leader Funzi Ngobeni has submitted objections to NERSA over Eskom’s proposed 2027/28 electricity tariffs. Eskom is seeking an average 8.83-percent increase for direct customers, while municipal bulk purchases would rise by 8.84-percent. Ngobeni says lower-usage households could face bigger effective increases because of higher fixed charges. In addition, ActionSA is also […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson professor Somadoda Fikeni says many government processes are driven by compliance rather than their intended value. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Fikeni said financial disclosures are often treated as a compliance check exercise. Fikeni argues that asset disclosures should focus on transparency and accountability, rather than simply declaring compliance with […]
# Die voorsitter van die Staatsdienskommissie, professor Somadoda Fikeni, sê president Cyril Ramaphosa se bekragtiging van die nuwe Wet op die Staatsdienskommissie is ‘n mylpaal wat bykans 19-jaar in wording was. Fikeni het die Madlanga-kommissie toegespreek en gesê die wet versterk die kommissie se onafhanklikheid deur hom minder afhanklik te maak van die Departement van […]
# Die voorsitter van die Staatsdienskommissie, professor Somadoda Fikeni, sê keuringsprosesse vir staatsamptenare in Suid-Afrika word dikwels nie ernstig opgeneem nie en is onderstandaard teenoor wat in ander lande toegepas word. Fikeni het in sy getuienis voor die Madlanga-kommissie hbevraagteken waarom amptenare met hul aanstellings kan begin voordat die siftingsproses afgehandel is. Hy sê vertragings […]
