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Eskom’s Khulu Phasiwe said some of its generating units, which are undergoing maintenance, should come back on stream soon and Eskom is expecting a large consignment of diesel, which will help to stabilise power generation. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
BUSISIWE MKHWEBANE

Eskom casts a pall over growth

‘Electricity problems raise the risk that the growth we saw in the third-quarter will be short-lived’

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
4 min read
R120-billion clean power boom
DENNIS DYKES

R120-billion clean power boom

Bids will bring 3 750 megawatts of alternative energy on to the grid within the next three years at a total cost of R120-billion.

  • Maya Fisher French
6 min read
ABSA CAPITAL

GDP slows due to contraction in mining

South Africa’s economic growth rate slowed to 2,1% in the first quarter of 2008 on a seasonally adjusted and annualised basis, official data showed on Tuesday, citing a sharp…

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
DAWIE ROODT

PPI data ‘does not bode well for consumers’

South Africa’s producer price index (PPI) rose by 11,8% year-on-year in March from 11,2% in February, Statistics South Africa data on Thursday showed. Dawie Roodt, economist at…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
ABSA

July PPI ‘very disappointing’

South Africa’s producer price index (PPI) rose by 10,3% year-on-year (y/y) in July from a 10,4% year-on-year increase in June, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) data on Thursday…

  • Jeff Barbee
3 min read
CPIX

SA’s July CPIX quickens

The inflation rate targeted by South Africa’s central bank quickened to 6,5% year-on-year in July, coming in above market expectations due to higher food prices. Statistics South…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read