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Eskom is in a death spiral – IRR 1 February 2021 - "Eskom wants South Africans with solar panels to pay more for electricity" – this is a cry for help from a power monopolist in a utility death spiral. "Eskom wants South Africans with solar panels to pay more for electricity" – this is a cry for help from a power monopolist in a utility death spiral. A utility such as Eskom enters into a death spiral when customers use less of its product. The utility then raises prices to recoup the revenue lost through lower sales volumes. The higher prices incentivise more customers to use less of th...

Challenge to Eskom’s monopoly shows how South Africans can take control to fix government’s failures – IRR Challenge to Eskom’s monopoly shows how South Africans can take control to fix government’s failures – IRR 28 January 2021 - The recently stated intention of Stellenbosch Municipality to become South Africa’s first municipality to “not experience load-shedding” is a step in the right direction and shows how practical policies, such as the IRR’s Eskom Recovery Plan, can empower South Africans to save our country from the ANC’s failures. The recently stated ...

27 January 2021 - South Africans must conclude from President Ramaphosa’s remarks this week on BEE that the African National Congress (ANC) government has learnt nothing from the catastrophic failure of race-based empowerment policy, while ignoring better alternatives.

Press Release: Beware of placing transformation before job creation in tourism sector 26 January 2021 - Today President Ramaphosa will address the launch of Tourism Equity Fund, which was established by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) in partnership with the Department of Tourism ‘to drive transformation in the tourism sector’ via ‘a new financial support mechanism to stimulate investment and transformation in the tourism sector’. Today President Ramaphosa will address the launch of Tourism Equity Fund, which was established by the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) in ...

Press Release: IRR launches #PowerToThePeople campaign to end load-shedding 18 January 2021 - Simple, practical solutions could help bring an end to load-shedding and set Eskom on the path to successfully meeting its objective of effectively delivering electricity.   Simple, practical solutions could help bring an end to load-shedding and set Eskom on the path to successfully meeting its objective of effectively delivering electricity. This is the thrust of the #PowerToThePeople campaign launched by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) aimed at building public pressure on Minister of Energy...