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SA Union of Students: Hold Pravin Gordhan & De Ruyter accountable for load shedding
The South African Union of Students (SAUS) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to hold Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan…
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ANCYL members protest against blackouts
The rolling blackouts will be the death knell of the ANC. This is according to a group of ANC Youth…
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Eskom to take legal action against striking staff
Eskom says it will be taking action against staff who embarked on a strike. The utility is considered an essential…
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Eskom reduces load shedding to stage 4 but stage 6 to return
Eskom said that it had managed to replenish its emergency reserves and that the country had been moved to stage…
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Numsa: Unions have not rejected Eskom’s 7% wage offer yet
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has told the publication it has not rejected Eskom’s wage offer…
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Eskom not concerned about City of Joburg getting electricity from IPPs
Eskom chief executive officer (CEO) André de Ruyter says the City of Johannesburg’s efforts to fully exclude its residents from…
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Eskom CEO welcomes Joburg energy independence efforts
Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter says he welcomes the City of Johannesburg’s efforts to become energy independent. Johannesburg plans to…
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Eskom says South Africa needs to drastically increase power generation capacity
South Africa needs to drastically increase its power generation capabilities. So says Eskom’s top brass. At a briefing on Wednesday…
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Eskom’s Andre de Ruyter: South Africa could face up to 104 days of load shedding
Eskom says South Africans could face up to 104 days of power cuts with Stage 3 being the highest implemented.…
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Stop calling us criminals, we are trying to fix Eskom – says Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has called on members of Parliament to stop referring to all ANC members as “thugs”.…
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Eskom board member Busisiwe Mavuso defends her decision to walk out of Scopa meeting
Eskom’s board member Busisiwe Mavuso said if the decision to walk out of a Scopa meeting last week was ‘politics…
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Eskom spent R10 billion on diesel in 2021
Eskom Chief Financial Officer, Calib Cassim, says the utility is spending billions on diesel just to keep the lights on.…
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Load shedding move to Stage 2 on Thursday evening
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says blackouts might be lifted entirely for the weekend, depending on how the system performs.…
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Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is assuring South Africans there will be no national blackout
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is assuring South Africans there will be no national blackout. The country is on Stage…
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Eskom: No power cuts for Easter long weekend
At this stage, the Easter long weekend will be free of power cuts. Eskom has given an update on the…
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De Ruyter: Eskom is working hard to end load shedding as soon as possible
Eskom chief executive officer (CEO) André de Ruyter on Wednesday said the power utility was working hard to end load…
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Eskom vows to do everything to ensure Sona not disrupted by power cuts
Eskom on Tuesday said that it would do everything in its power to ensure that there were blackouts for the…
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Some top Eskom execs facing disciplinary action over poor performance
Some senior Eskom staff at certain power stations face disciplinary action. The utility’s management said that it was not happy…
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Unplanned capacity loss unacceptably high, says André de Ruyter
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says the power utility is experiencing high unplanned capacity loss. He says there are adequate…
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Eskom urges SA to use electricity sparingly to avoid further outages
Eskom has encouraged South Africans to use electricity sparingly, saying the improvement in generation capacity was not enough to suspend…
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SA await Eskom’s update on load shedding
Eskom executives are expected to update South Africans on the status of the national electricity grid amid the latest round…
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Update: Stage 2 rolling blackouts to continue until Monday
Stage 2 rolling blackouts will continue until 5am on Monday. Eskom CEO André de Ruyter provided a status update on…
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Load shedding: Struggling Eskom urges SA to use less power amid stage 2 blackouts
Eskom is calling on everyone in the country to switch off non-essential appliances and use less of the only product…
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Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter says No choice but to implement load-shedding
Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter says they had no alternative but to implement load-shedding. He says the power utility has…
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Eskom CEO: No load shedding expected this Christmas
South Africa is likely to have a load shedding-free Christmas this year. As it stands, there is an excess in…
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NUM members take to the streets to protest Eskom’s proposed privatization
Members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have marched on Eskom’s Megawatt Park headquarters in Johannesburg to protest the…
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Cosatu backs NUM’s march to Eskom headquarters calling for CEO De Ruyter’s axing
Cosatu has thrown its weight behind Saturday’s protest march by the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to Eskom’s headquarters in…
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Ramaphosa tells Parliament power cuts are here to stay
President Cyril Ramaphosa says load shedding, which has disrupted daily life for millions of South Africans, will be around for…
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André de Ruyter outlines challenges of trying to turn arrogant Eskom around
A culture of of impunity and entitlement has reigned supreme at Eskom for the better part of the 98 years…
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CEO Andre de Ruyter: Eskom infrastructure sabotage a tactic to undermine me
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said the glaring sabotage of its infrastructure and intention to plunge the utility’s systems into…
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Eskom isn’t a dead horse, it will recover – says David Mabuza
Deputy President David Mabuza on Thursday said Eskom was not a “dead horse” and the power utility could recover. Mabuza…
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Evidence of sabotage at Lethabo power station – Andre de Ruyter
Eskom management has revealed that the Hawks are now investigating an alleged act of sabotage at Lethabo power station near…
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Eskom CEO: Load shedding to be suspended at 9pm on Friday
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says no power cuts are expected this weekend. The utility says Stage 1 power cuts…
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Eskom returns 8 generators to service
Eskom says it has successfully returned eight generating units to service. The power utility has moved the country down to…
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Deputy President David Mabuza says hands off Eskom CEO
Deputy President David Mabuza says hands-off Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. Mabuza was reacting to numerous calls for De Ruyter…
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Corrupt Eskom staff may be sabotaging power stations — De Ruyter
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says that Eskom is investigating suspicious circumstances surrounding the breakdowns of several power stations. Paraphrasing…
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He’s trying very hard – David Mabuza defends André de Ruyter amid load shedding
Deputy President David Mabuza has come to the defence of Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on Thursday, saying South Africans…
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Eskom investigates Matimba unit trips
Eskom suspects foul play at some of its power plants. It believes units may have been sabotaged at the Matimba…
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Load shedding: Eskom announces adjusted schedule
Eskom is fighting to stabilize the grid. CEO Andre de Ruyter says they’ve managed to bring several power plant units…
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Eskom CEO André De Ruyter apologises to MPs for yet more load shedding
Power utility Eskom CEO André de Ruyter told parliamentarians on Wednesday that the latest instalment of Stage 2 load shedding…
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Eskom announces Stage 2 power cuts
Eskom announced Stage 2 power cuts from 2 pm on Wednesday afternoon until Saturday morning. Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter…
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The most load shedding in a year – Eskom on track to beat one record
Eskom is optimistic it won’t need to switch off our power next week but 2021 is on course to surpass…
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Angry Joburg residents call for Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter to resign
Angry Johannesburg residents are calling for the resignation of Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. They marched to the utility’s head…
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Eskom: Plans in place to minimise power cuts during Koeberg maintenance
With Eskom expected to institute major maintenance projects at its Koeberg power station early next year, CEO Andre de Ruyter…
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SA moved to stage 2 load shedding
Eskom has announced that it will downgrade load shedding from stage 3 to stage 2. During a media briefing on…
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Eskom says it is strengthening capacity to alleviate rolling power cuts
Eskom said that it was strengthening its capacity to alleviate rolling blackouts, which should still end at 5 am on…
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Andre De Ruyter remains cautiously optimistic blackouts will not continue next week
Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter says he remains cautiously optimistic that the blackouts will not continue next week. The power…
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EFF calls on President Ramaphosa to fire Pravin Gordhan & Eskom’s top management
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have added their voice to the growing calls for Eskom chief executive officer (CEO) André…
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Large number of units back on track – Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
The implementation of stage four blackouts earlier this week is bearing fruit, according to Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. De Ruyter…
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Eskom urges public to use power sparingly
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said power cuts will be downgraded to Stage 3 from 5 am Wednesday morning until…
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