In Focus | South Africa
Eskom's fate caught up in the clash between Ramaphosa and Mantashe

Palace Intrigues
Louise Mushikiwabo, Sameh Shoukry, Catherine Colonna, Abderrahim Atmoun, André de Ruyter and Pierre Haik

Intrigues big and small... Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GabonOIF shuns One Forest Summit

EgyptMinisters Sameh Shoukry and Catherine Colonna fail to meet in Geneva

MoroccoAbderrahim Atmoun, ambassador in Warsaw and hotel owner in Paris

South AfricaFormer Eskom boss's accusations rattle ANC

France/AfricaVIP turnout for French lawyer Pierre Haik's funeral

South Africa
Ramaphosa puts finishing touches to new government

Freshly re-elected as ANC president, the South African leader will soon announce the make-up of his new government, and it is gradually becoming clearer who will stay and who will go.

South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa deploys Operation Vulindlela to sidestep defiant ministers

The government's Operation Vulindlela, jointly run by the presidency and the treasury, is trying to implement structural reforms in several key sectors of the South African economy, from transport to telecommunications and visas.

South Africa
Parastatals Eskom, Denel and others drag feet on annual reporting to Parliament

Several state-controlled entities have not complied with the obligation to submit a detailed financial annual report by 30 September. The situation highlights South Africa's recurring governance problem.

Egypt
Egypt and Ethiopia in race to sell electricity to Sudan

Egypt is pitted against Ethiopia in the race to sell electricity to neighbouring Sudan, which is plagued by recurrent power cuts and must respond to growing consumption.

South Africa
MPs still working remotely six months after National Assembly fire

Dirigé par le ministère des travaux publics, le rapport sur l'étendue des dégâts et le coût des réparations pour réhabiliter le Parlement sud-africain, ravagé par un incendie le 2 janvier, n'a toujours pas été remis.

South Africa
Seriti Resources tightens its grip on New Largo, Eskom's future coal supplier

The South African firm, which regroups four influential holding companies, has supplied the state utility's coal-fired power stations since 1998. It is now the sole owner of the vast New Largo project, which is set to supply the new Kusile power plant.

South Africa
Opponents to Karpowership floating power plants ready to do battle

NGOs, economic intelligence firms and parliamentary committees opposed to the Turkish group's plans to operate three floating gas-fired power plants in South African waters are exploring all legal avenues to have its contract cancelled. And are kicking up a storm while they go about it.

Botswana
Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

Botswana's President Masisi hoped that Minergy Coal, the operator of the country's first private mine, would herald a thriving coal sector. But Minergy is now suffering from the travails of South African rail and port operator Transnet.