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Businesses struggle with safety during blackouts
While businesses have put measures in place to deal with power cuts safety during blackouts is still a major concern.…
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Stage 2 blackouts underway
After a brief reprieve, Eskom has implemented Stage 2 blackouts until 4 pm Monday afternoon. Thereafter, Stage 3 power cuts…
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Eskom implements Stage 1 load shedding
Power cuts are continuing from Sunday afternoon. Eskom has implemented stage 1 blackouts until 5 am on Monday. Thereafter stage…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa tours troubled Tutuka
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is confident there is a solution to bringing an end to rolling blackouts. Ramokgopa is touring…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa confident blackouts will end
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he’s confident that South Africa won’t experience higher stages of blackouts. The minister is on…
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Load shedding suspended until 4pm
South Africans are waking up on Sunday morning to no rolling blackouts for the first time in a long while.…
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Stage 2 load shedding until further notice
Eskom has implemented Stage 2 rolling blackouts until further notice. The utility says six coal-fired power stations have been performing…
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Stage 5 load shedding to be implemented from 4pm
Stage 5 power cuts will be implemented from 4 pm Monday afternoon until 5 am Tuesday morning. Thereafter Stage 4…
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Eskom to ease load shedding over next few days
Eskom says that they will be implementing stage 4 and 5 blackouts on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there will…
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Eskom implements Stage 4 load shedding
Eskom has implemented Stage 4 blackouts indefinitely. The power utility said it will publish a full statement in due course.…
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Law enforcement officers clean up Joburg CBD
There’s nothing worst than being stuck in traffic. Blackouts make the journey even more frustrating. Sadly, Johannesburg Metro police say…
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Eskom confirms stage 6 load shedding to continue until Wednesday evening
Stage 6 rolling blackouts are set to continue across South Africa until Wednesday evening, according to outgoing Eskom chief executive…
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Govt seeking solutions to shield courts from rolling blackouts: Minister Ronald Lamola
Justice Minister, Ronald Lamola says they are looking at ways to shield the country’s courts from rolling blackouts. He was…
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Load shedding: 3 000MW to be added to grid by March
A total of 3,000 megawatts of electricity will be added to the grid by March. That is according to outgoing…
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25 arrested for theft and sabotage at Eskom
At least 25 people have been arrested in connection with sabotage, theft, and fraud at Eskom. Crimes against the national…
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Eskom plans to switch between Stage 2 & 3 load shedding over next 2 years
Eskom plans to move between Stage 2 and Stage 3 blackouts over the next two years. That’s according to chairperson…
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Load shedding: President’s Coordinating Council meeting to discuss electricity crisis
In the midst of South Africa’s ongoing electricity crisis, the President’s Coordinating Council is behind closed doors to find a…
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Blackouts affecting Cape Town water supply, residents urged to use water sparingly
Capetonians are being urged to use water sparingly as rolling power cuts impact the water supply. Speaking to CapeTalk, acting…
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Rising crime blamed on load shedding
Rolling blackouts are creating a climate of fear in some KZN communities. Mayville residents, west of Durban, say crime levels…
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DA calls for protests over blackouts
The Democratic Alliance is planning a march to the ANC’s headquarters at Luthuli House against South Africa’s worsening electricity crisis.…
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