[TOP STORY] Eskom on perilous and ‘unsustainable path’

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‘Eskom still, despite all of the massive tariff increases that we've all been subjected to, still isn't making enough money to cover its costs. So it's tariffs are still not cost reflective, and that's just not enough to cover its costs, let alone ramp up maintenance to the levels needed,’ says Nick Hedley, sustainability researcher and founder of The Progress Playbook.

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