I-S&P ibeka u-Eskom ewashini lesikweletu elihle

I-S&P Global Ratings isibeke ukuhlolwa kwezikweletu zakwa-Eskom ewashini elihle, okusho ukuthi ingase ithuthukise inkampani kagesi engaphansi kukahulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika.

Lesi sinyathelo silandela isimemezelo sanyanga edlule sokuthi u-Eskom uzokwamukela u-R254 billion wokukhulula izikweletu kuhulumeni, kusho inkampani ekalayo esitatimendeni ngoLwesibili.

I-S&P ilindele ukuthi lesi sinyathelo “sizobhekana nezibopho zezikweletu zesikhathi esiseduze zakwa-Eskom uma seziqalisiwe futhi sinikeze u-Eskom ithuba lokugxila ekuthuthukisweni kokusebenza kanye nemigomo yokuguqulwa kwemboni kagesi.”

I-S&P ingase inyuse isilinganiso se-CCC+ yakwa-Eskom ngenothi eyodwa noma ngaphezulu ngokusekelwe ethembeni lokuthi isimo senkampani yezemali sizoqina kanye nokuthi ubungozi bomcimbi oseduze wokungakhokhi kahle buzokwehla uma isivumelwano sokusiza izikweletu sesiqalisiwe.

IMoody’s Investors Service iphakamise umbono wayo ngezilinganiso zakwa-Eskom kwaba kuhle okokuqala ngqa eminyakeni engu-15 ngemuva kokuthi uNgqongqoshe wezeziMali uMnuz Enoch Godongwana ngo-Okthoba ethe uhulumeni uzosithatha esinye sezikweletu zale nkampani.

Siphila ezweni lapho amaqiniso nenganekwane efiphazwa khona

Ngezikhathi zokungaqiniseki udinga ubuntatheli ongabuthemba. Izinsuku ezingu-14 zamahhala, ungakwazi ukufinyelela emhlabeni wokuhlaziya okujulile, ubuntatheli obuphenyayo, imibono ephezulu kanye nohlu lwezici. Ubuntatheli buqinisa intando yeningi. Faka imali esikhathini esizayo namuhla. Ngemuva kwalokho uzokhokhiswa u-R75 ngenyanga. Ungakhansela noma nini futhi uma ukhansela zingakapheli izinsuku eziyi-14 ngeke ukhokhiswe.