Daphne Mokwena
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South Africa News
Eskom welcomes drop in infrastructure vandalism & theft
Eskom has welcomed a drop in attacks on its electrical infrastructure – including mini-substations, transformers and high-voltage pylons – compared…
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SA reaping rewards of investment in generation recovery plan, says Eskom
Eskom, South Africa’s national power utility, has reported remarkable progress in its energy recovery efforts, with the country experiencing 247…
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Eskom says Pravin Gordhan drove key reforms at power utility
As South Africa mourns the passing of former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan, his legacy in public office continues to…
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163 consecutive days without load shedding
Load shedding has been suspended for 163 consecutive days and Eskom achieves a R12 billion reduction in diesel expenditure it…
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Eskom customers urged to upgrade prepaid meters ahead of expiry date
With about three months left before all prepaid meters in the country expire, Eskom says over two million of its…
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Load shedding remains suspended for SA
Eskom said residents and businesses across the country are expected to have another weekend of reprieve as load shedding remains…
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Eskom reduces diesel spend by almost R10 billion
Eskom said that it has reduced its hefty diesel spend by almost R10 billion in the past five months. This…
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Eskom adds 800MW to grid as Kusile Unit 5 switched on
As Eskom continues to keep the lights on, the power utility says it has scored some reprieve in the fight…
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Eskom rubbishes claims of load shedding’s return after elections
Eskom has slammed claims that load shedding will return after Wednesday’s provincial and national elections. In a statement issued on…
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No power cuts expected this weekend
Households and businesses across the country can expect another weekend without load shedding as the dreaded power cuts remain suspended.…
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No election plot as load shedding suspension extended for the week
It’s been forty-six days of zero load shedding and counting and this is likely to be extended after Eskom said…
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Power restored to Tshwane after major outage
Power has been restored to all affected areas in Tshwane. This is after a major power outage on Monday night…
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Eskom says no load shedding this week
South Africans will enter another week of no power cuts, with Sunday marking the 18th consecutive day of uninterrupted power…
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Load shedding remains suspended
Load shedding will remain suspended until further notice. “This decision comes after two consecutive weeks without load shedding, as a…
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Eskom extends load shedding break until further notice
Eskom has announced that load shedding will remain suspended until further notice – the longest break from power cuts since…
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Stage 2 load shedding for Sunday, stage 3 to startfrom 8pm
Load shedding will be reduced to stage two on Sunday morning until 8 pm before the rolling power cuts are…
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Stage 2 load shedding expected on Sunday afternoon after suspension
Load shedding has been suspended until Sunday afternoon before Stage 2 power cuts kick in. Eskom said load shedding was…
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Stage 2 load shedding continues until further notice
Eskom has said that stage two load shedding will remain in effect until further notice as the utility’s emergency reserves…
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Eskom returns units to service
Eskom says some reprieve is on the cards for households and businesses as its generating capacity sees some improvement. On…
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Stage 2 load shedding until further notice
Stage 2 load shedding has kicked in until further notice, Eskom announced late on Monday night as it juggles the…
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