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New Bill to stop unfair electricity price hikes - Kevin Mileham
DA announces new Bill to stop unfair electricity price hikes 20 October 2026 The DA has drafted a new Bill that will stop unfair electricity price hikes. A notice to introduce this Bill has been published in the Government Gazette. The DA is using our place in Parliament to fight against unreasonable and unfair electricity price hikes, and we are making it possible for the people of South Africa to join this fight – via an opportunity to comment on this Bill.
DA demands answers from Eskom over R41.4bn in contract expansions
DA demands answers from Eskom over R41.4 billion in contract expansions 18 October 2026 South Africans face another 8.83% electricity tariff increase next year, while Eskom has reportedly added R41.4 billion to existing contracts without putting the additional work through a new competitive procurement process.
Eskom cannot keep charging more for selling less - Kevin Mileham
Eskom cannot keep charging more for selling less 13 October 2026 Eskom’s financial recovery is welcome, but we should not confuse a better set of numbers with a sustainable business model. For the year to March 2026, Eskom reported a R30.3 billion profit. It also benefited from an R80 billion debt-relief payment from the state, while its standard tariff increased by 12.74%.
Eskom must come clean on real cost of Medupi and Kusile - Kevin Mileham
Eskom must come clean on the real cost of Medupi and Kusile 12 September 2026 Eskom’s attempt to dismiss the widely reported costs of Medupi and Kusile raises a much bigger question: what have these two power stations actually cost South Africa? In a media statement issued on Thursday, Eskom insists that the approved construction budgets remain R145 billion for Medupi and R160.5 billion for Kusile, with recorded expenditure of R131.1 billion and R155.5 billion respectively.
Eskom’s alarming emissions increase must see urgent Parliament disclosure - Kevin Mileham
Eskom’s alarming emissions increase must see urgent Parliament disclosure 2 September 2026 – Eskom emissions surge by 53%. – DA demands urgent Parliament probe. – Eskom must account for pollution failures. The DA has sent a written request to Parliament’s Committee’s for Electricity and Environment, requiring that Eskom and its environmental regulators be called urgently before Parliament to account for the alarming deterioration in emissions from its power stations.
KEVIN MILEHAM | The real cost is in delaying Eskom reform
South Africa cannot build a genuinely competitive electricity market while one of the biggest generators still controls the infrastructure its competitors need to reach that market. That is the real issue behind the debate over Eskom’s transmission assets. Eskom chair Mteto Nyati said the utility supports the creation of an independent transmission system operator (TSO) and accepts that the transmission assets should ultimately move to it.
Electricity Pricing Policy: At what cost? - Kevin Mileham
Electricity Pricing Policy: At what cost? 21 August 2026 The revised Electricity Pricing Policy (EPP) that was gazetted today marks a major shift in how South Africa regulates electricity pricing. The Democratic Alliance has called for a new EPP for years because the 2008 framework was designed for an electricity system dominated by an Eskom monopoly, with limited private generation, wheeling and competition.
Kusile judgment: Eskom and its regulators must account - Kevin Mileham
Kusile judgment: Eskom and its regulators must account 20 August 2026 The Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment on pollution from Kusile Power Station is a damning indictment of both Eskom and the regulators that were supposed to keep it in check. For years, pollution limits were breached, corrective action was inadequate, and enforcement was weak. This happened at one of the most expensive infrastructure projects in South African history, funded ultimately on the back of the taxpayer.
DA will prevent NERSA ever making R54bn errors again - Kevin Mileham
DA will prevent NERSA ever making R54-billion errors again 19 July 2026 – Tariff mistakes must be stopped by amending laws. – Last year’s error will cost 41,000 jobs minimum. – This can never happen again. The devastating error made by NERSA last year, leaving a R54-million shortfall in Eskom’s revenue, is likely to kill over 41,000 jobs as higher electricity charges come into effect. This is a crisis, as more people face losing their jobs because of exorbitant electricity prices.
KEVIN MILEHAM | Eskom’s municipal debt crisis has gone from warning light to siren
There is a dangerous dishonesty at the heart of South Africa’s electricity crisis. Millions of residents pay their municipal electricity bills every month. Businesses pay. Pensioners pay. Body corporates pay. Churches, schools, spaza shops and factories pay. They pay because electricity is not optional. It keeps the lights on, the fridge cold, the till working, the oxygen machine running and the factory floor alive.
DA demands transparency as Eskom threatens to cut Joburg's power - Kevin Mileham
DA demands transparency as Eskom threatens to cut Joburg’s power 20 May 2026 The Democratic Alliance will request an urgent parliamentary briefing by Eskom, the City of Johannesburg, City Power, National Treasury, COGTA and the Minister of Electricity and Energy after Eskom issued notice of its intention to reduce, interrupt or terminate electricity supply to certain bulk supply points in Johannesburg. This crisis has one author: ANC misgovernment.
Eskom's R3bn diesel prepayment is "Tegeta 2.0" - Kevin Mileham
Eskom’s R3 billion diesel prepayment is “Tegeta 2.0” – Parliament must intervene 16 May 2026 The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls for an immediate Parliamentary Inquiry into Eskom’s R21 billion diesel procurement saga following revelations that the utility made R3 billion in irregular prepayments to suppliers who lacked the capacity to deliver.
Eskom's R5.4bn bonus betrayal - Kevin Mileham
Eskom’s R5.4 billion bonus betrayal 1 May 2026 While South Africans buckle under double-digit electricity increases and rising inflation, Eskom has rewarded its staff with over R5.4 billion in performance incentives. This is unacceptable. A state-owned utility that only achieved an artificial profit of R23.9 billion thanks to a R64 billion taxpayer-funded debt relief package has no business siphoning off billions for bonuses.
KEVIN MILEHAM | Eskom CEO’s ‘pragmatic’ unbundling is strategic sabotage of our energy future Original
In a recent oped Eskom CEO Dan Marokane attempted to dress up a significant policy retreat as a “pragmatic” evolution. He argues that keeping the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) as a subsidiary of Eskom Holdings is the only way to protect a fragile balance sheet and avoid triggering lender default (“Eskom on a mission to lower electricity costs amid reform”, January 30). To the uninitiated this seems like sound corporate stewardship.
DA demands NERSA come clean on R54 billion tariff blunder that will cost South Africans
COSTLY MISTAKE Kevin Mileham|Published 10 minutes ago DA demands NERSA come clean on R54 billion tariff blunder that will cost South Africans, says the writer. Image: Supplied The Democratic Alliance (DA) has today written to the Chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), demanding a full, public explanation for the catastrophic R54 billion error made in Eskom’s recent tariff determination.
Eskom’s 40% price hike plan to face MPs’ scrutiny
Parliament will debate a proposal by Eskom that could see electricity tariffs rise as much as 40% next year.
South Africa: Landmark Court Ruling Exposes ANC's Role in Energy Crisis
In a landmark decision, the Pretoria High Court has mandated the Minister of Electricity to take "all reasonable steps" to guarantee uninterrupted electricity for public hospitals, clinics, schools, and police stations by January 31. The DA, recognising the escalating electricity crisis, took decisive action in January by filing an application with the High Court for an interdict against the tariff hikes.
Kevin Mileham | Eskom breakdown: Allow local solutions for industry and municipalities | News24
Share your Subscriber Article You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend! Enter recipient email address This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Subscribers can listen to this article It is now undeniable that Eskom is in a death spiral, that has been aided and abetted by an incompetent ANC. DA spokesperson on energy, Kevin Mileham, outlines what his party would do, if it were faced with the same crisis.
South Africa: Cutting a Trip Short Without a Plan Is a Gimmick, President Ramaphosa
South Africa: Cutting a Trip Short Without a Plan Is a Gimmick, President Ramaphosa press release By Ghaleb Cachalia and Kevin Mileham The statement released by the Ministry in the Presidency yesterday on Cabinet's discussion on Energy is a whole lot of nothing. South Africans were expecting leadership from Ramaphosa's hasty return to the country and this is what they get - a string of platitudes and not a single deliverable.
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Energy Plan Is Straight Out of the DA Playbook - DA to Launch Implementation Tracker to Keep Track of Project Deliverables
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Energy Plan Is Straight Out of the DA Playbook - DA to Launch Implementation Tracker to Keep Track of Project Deliverables press release By Kevin Mileham and Ghaleb Cachalia President Cyril Ramaphosa's five point energy plan, which is centered on leveraging on Eskom's installed generation capacity to fill the short term electricity supply gap and opening up the electricity sector to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), is straight out of the DA playbook.
South Africa: With Ramaphosa Missing in Action On the Energy Crisis, Parliament Must Step in to Fill the Leadership Vacuum
With President Cyril Ramaphosa missing in action while loadshedding wreaks havoc across the economy, Parliament must step in as a matter of urgency to show leadership and fill the leadership vacuum. The DA will be writing to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula, to reiterate the call that was made by DA Leader, John Steenhuisen on 6 July that Parliament must be reconvened to deal with the energy crisis.
South Africa: Loadshedding - Mantashe Must Go
South Africa: Loadshedding - Mantashe Must Go press release By Kevin Mileham The imminent threat of stage 6 loadshedding highlights the failures of the ANC government, and in particular a string of energy ministers and Eskom war rooms (led first by Cyril Ramaphosa and later by David Mabuza). Gwede Mantashe, however, deserves singling out.
South Africa: SA On the Verge of Fuel Shortages?
The announcement by SAPREF, South Africa's largest fuel refinery, that it has suspended its operations due to force majeure, will undoubtedly impact the already critical fuel situation in South Africa, and particularly in our inland provinces. The primary cause of the shutdown is directly linked to safety concerns arising from the criminal violence, looting and riots that have crippled KwaZulu-Natal, and are now spreading to other provinces.
After 15 gloomy years, SA urgently needs to flip the switch on its power policy
2021 marks 15 years of load-shedding. Or, to put it more realistically, 15 years of rolling blackouts, broken promises, ratings downgrades and sheer incompetence and corruption on the part of the ANC government. While much of the blame can be laid firmly at the feet of a bloated and dysfunctional Eskom, the reality is that the ANC government as a whole — from national to local level — has failed to keep the lights on.
South Africa: Gwede Mantashe's Performance Agreement Includes a Nuclear Vanity Project That We Cannot Afford
At last, the long-awaited Ministerial Performance Agreements have been published, but the one pertaining to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy means he will be measured on procuring nuclear power at a time and in an economic environment that our country can least afford. The long-awaited Ministerial Performance Agreements for South African cabinet ministers were published last week - more than a year after Cyril Ramaphosa promised them in his first State of the Nation Address in 2019.
OPINIONISTA: Gwede Mantashe’s performance agreement includes a nuclear vanity project that we cannot afford
At last, the long-awaited Ministerial Performance Agreements have been published, but the one pertaining to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy means he will be measured on procuring nuclear power at a time and in an economic environment that our country can least afford. The long-awaited Ministerial Performance Agreements for South African cabinet ministers were published last week – more than a year after Cyril Ramaphosa promised them in his first State of the Nation Address in 2019.
South Africa: Why Are We Being Kept in the Dark On Dealing With Load Shedding and Where Is the Urgency, Mr President?
Where are the bold steps that were promised in December 2019? Why is the ANC blocking municipalities from purchasing directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and the opening of the grid? Why did Minister Gwede Mantashe not raise the limit for exemptions from licensing of generation from 1MW to 10MW? Where is the negotiation with existing IPPs to take up excess supply? And why, in the name of all that is good, have we not opened REIPPP Bid Window 5 yet?
OPINIONISTA: Why are we being kept in the dark on dealing with load shedding and where is the urgency, Mr President?
Where are the bold steps that were promised in December 2019? Why is the ANC blocking municipalities from purchasing directly from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and the opening of the grid? Why did Minister Gwede Mantashe not raise the limit for exemptions from licensing of generation from 1MW to 10MW? Where is the negotiation with existing IPPs to take up excess supply? And why, in the name of all that is good, have we not opened REIPPP Bid Window 5 yet?
Vitriol against DA is driving attack on Cheaper Electricity Bill
When any bill is introduced in parliament it follows a defined process. The draft legislation is placed before the relevant portfolio committee, which will be briefed on all aspects of the legislation, including the constitutionality of the proposals and the legality of the various clauses. It may be opened up for public comment, and the committee may seek a more comprehensive public participation process.
ANC government is determined to pursue nuclear at any cost
In a virtual mineral resources & energy parliamentary committee meeting on May 7, portfolio minister Gwede Mantashe doubled down on the government’s commitment to a new nuclear energy programme and the Grand Inga hydroelectric project. According to the department’s annual performance plan, the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019 “states that preparations must commence for the nuclear build programme, adding 2,500MW, as this is a no-regret option in the long term”.
OPINIONISTA: Mantashe’s Integrated Resource Plan could have been so much better
On 18 October, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, promulgated the new Integrated Resource Plan – the electricity roadmap for the country for the next 10 years. Even if the wrong version was initially published, we need to welcome this as a starting point for our energy security discussions as it provides a framework for the procurement of electricity generation for the short- and medium-term. But Mantashe must not be let off the hook because the plan needs extensive work.
OPINIONISTA: Carbon tax: When good intentions turn into bad
It is often said that the path to hell is paved with good intentions. South Africa’s carbon tax is, at best, inspired by good intentions that translated into bad policy. At worst, it may be a façade designed to increase tax revenue at the expense of South Africans. On 1 June of this year, the carbon tax kicked in. The stated intention behind this additional tax is to reduce South Africa’s carbon emissions.
Load-shedding is proof that energy security is in terminal decline
The stage four load-shedding (or, as we should more correctly call it, the rolling blackouts) of the past week has highlighted the fact that our country’s energy security is not just at risk,but is in fact in terminal decline. That public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan has blamed this situation on the loss of 900MW of power from Cahora Bassa in Mozambique is indicative of the over-reliance on foreign sources of power to shore up our failing electricity supply.
South Africa: KPMG Must Come Clean
press release By Kevin MilehamThe DA welcomes the announcement by KPMG Chairperson Wiseman Nkhulu of a broad scale review of all KPMG's work in the past 18 months. This is particularly necessary given the revelation yesterday that two partners, Sipho Malaba and Dumi Tshuma, had resigned when faced with disciplinary charges.
Blame ANC for municipalities’ debt woes
At the start of then finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s much vaunted Back to Basics programme in 2014, about 86 municipalities were identified as dysfunctional. That dysfunctionality relates to the ability of those municipalities to generate and collect revenue, manage their expenditure and procurement and deliver basic services. But equally, it points to their inability to appoint senior staff and, more importantly, staff of quality.
South Africa: DA Calls On ANC to Suspend Amathole District Mayor
press release By Kevin MilehamThe Democratic Alliance calls on the ANC to suspend Amathole District Mayor, Nomasikizi Konza, with immediate effect. Konza, along with Mayoral Committee Member, Councillor Nanziwe Rulashe, were arrested by the Hawks on Monday for allegedly defrauding the municipality of more than R6 million. She is currently out on R15 000 bail.
South Africa: Western Cape SOPA - DA Can Bring Good Governance That Creates Jobs to the Rest of SA
press release By Kevin MilehamFollowing today's State of the Province Address, it is clear that the DA-run Western Cape is the best run province in the country; delivering quality services to all its residents, and providing a conducive environment for economic growth and job creation. This is the good governance which we want to bring to more and more places across South Africa.
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