Open-Ed Africa’s cement industry is expanding quickly, driven by urbanisation, infrastructure investment and rising demand for housing. Yet behind this growth lies a persistent operational challenge:…

Opinion Large smelters have delayed clean energy investment while securing massive electricity discounts, shifting cost burdens onto the public. Eskom’s 62 c/kWh ferrochrome tariff and long…

Opinion Eskom’s growing control over municipal electricity billing and infrastructure risks consolidating state dominance just as South Africa prepares to open its wholesale electricity market. Delays…

Opinion Market reform is being paced to protect Eskom’s revenues rather than enable real competition. Transmission delays and grid constraints are being tolerated despite clear private…