Eskom suspends rolling blackouts until 4pm
Eskom is calling on all South Africans to please use electricity wisely. This comes at a time when
SA expected to have avoided a technical recession in first quarter: Economists
The economy is expected to have avoided a technical recession in the first quarter of 2023.
Eskom to suspend rolling blackouts on Monday morning
Power utility Eskom says rolling blackouts will be suspended on Monday morning at 5 due to lower
Work being done provides solid hope that electricity crisis will end: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the anger and frustration of South Africans as result of load
Scientist finds solution to extending life of power plants’ rotors
In a bid to deal with the current energy crisis in South Africa, a Nelson Mandela University
Maimane lays culpable homicide charge against govt over “load shedding” death
Build One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has laid a culpable homicide charge at the Cape
Citizens should settle for load shedding until end of year: Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says citizens should settle for load shedding until the
Trading conditions look bleak for the next six months: Survey
Trading conditions in South Africa are expected to remain more difficult in the next six months.
Toyota SA says production of 3 500 vehicles lost due to load shedding
Government will investigate how to help the automotive industry to minimise the impact of load
Eskom warns of potential Stage 8 rolling blackouts in coming winter
Eskom says winter is expected to be challenging with the likelihood of Stage 8 rolling
Stage four, six rolling blackouts to be implemented this week
Eskom has been implementing stage six rolling blackouts from 4am on Sunday afternoon until 5am on
Weaker rand attributed to load shedding
The local currency briefly touched the R19 mark against the US dollar in today’s trade.
Fires in substations, transformers becoming more common due to rolling blackouts
Fire engineering consultants have warned of the heightened risk of fires breaking out in
Maimane launches petition to exclude public facilities from load shedding
Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane has launched a petition in the fight to ensure that
COPE slams Gordhan’s appeal of court’s decision on load shedding exemption
The Congress of the People has slammed the decision by Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan,
City Power reiterates not responding to calls from non-paying customers
City Power has reiterated that it will refuse to respond to outage calls from non-paying customers.
Schools should be exempt from load shedding to protect teaching, learning: Naptosa
The National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal has warned that
Load shedding ramped up to stage 5
Eskom says that due to a shortage of generating capacity, stage five load shedding will be
‘Additional energy capacity will help Eskom fix failing coal fleet’
Professor Sampson Mamphweli of the South African National Energy Development Institute says bringing
Maruleng Local Municipality to study alternative energy to reduce blackouts
The Maruleng Local Municipality in Limpopo is to commission a feasibility study on alternative