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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa: No signs suggesting a dark winter
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that there are currently no signs suggesting South Africans will be plunged into darkness this…
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Ramaphosa: 100 days of no load shedding should be encouraging for future energy security
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the more than 100 days of no load shedding should provide the encouragement to ensure energy…
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Eskom Board: Discipline has been key in load shedding suspension
It has been 97 days since the country last faced power cuts. Unit 5 at Kusile coming online means 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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Joburg residents face 12.72% electricity price increase starting July 1
Residents of the City of Johannesburg will have to dig deeper into their pockets after the National Energy Regulator of…
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Eskom condemns theft & vandalism of its equipment in Gauteng
Eskom has condemned the theft and vandalism of its equipment in Gauteng. The power utility said it had recorded an…
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City of Cape Town pleads with Eskom to reverse decision to close community-based service centres
The City of Cape Town is pleading with Eskom to reverse its decision to close community-based service centres. This came…
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City Power says doesn’t agree with court ruling ordering it to pay Eskom over R1 billion
City Power said it does not agree with a Johannesburg High Court ruling ordering it to pay over a R1…
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Western Cape Eskom calls for patience as it works to restore areas hit by outages due to theft & vandalism
Eskom troubles continue in some Western Cape areas as vandalism, theft, and extortion worsen in the Cape metro region, resulting…
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Eskom optimistic about winter load shedding outlook
South Africa is still on track for a comfortable winter as Eskom continues to see a positive trend to reduce…
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Eskom says fire at Zola substation caused by vandalism
Eskom says the fire that engulfed the Zola substation in Soweto was due to theft and vandalism of transformers. Large…
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Zola fire triggers widespread power outages
Some residents of Soweto are still without power. They were cut off when the Zola substation caught fire on Wednesday.…
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Soweto residents hopeful Eskom will restore power soon following substation fire
While an investigation is underway into a substation fire in Soweto, residents are hopeful Eskom will act swiftly to restore…
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Eskom suspends services in Khayelitsha due to crime
The spread of crime in Khayelitsha has forced power utility Eskom to suspend its services in the area leaving over…
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Eastern Cape govt offers NMB support as residents battle extreme weather & power outages
Eastern Cape residents are contending with electricity outages and extreme weather. Since last week Friday, the province has been hit…
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Eskom’s Rod Crompton steps down
As the country marks 65 days of no load shedding, a member of the Eskom board has stepped down. Dr…
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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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Presidency dismisses load shedding claims as ill-guided political ploy
As the country heads to the 7th general elections, the Presidency said claims about the imminent return of load shedding…
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Eskom assures IEC Western Cape no load shedding on election day
The Electoral Commission in the Western Cape says it’s been assured by Eskom that there will be no load shedding…
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R745 million case against ex-Eskom executive France Hlakudi hits a snag over medical reports
The trial of former Eskom senior executive France Hlakudi and his co-accused was postponed after an attorney representing one of…
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President Ramaphosa confident in 2nd term despite challenges
President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident he will return for a second term as president of South Africa and pledged to…
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Ramokgopa: Improved power supply due to several different interventions
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the improvement of power supply in the country is as a result of different interventions…
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Ramokgopa: Load shedding reprieve spells new problem for SA
Fixing what was broken at Eskom did not just result in South Africa experiencing more than 50 days without load…
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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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Ramaphosa: No load shedding owed to SA’s Energy Action Plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa says it’s too early to announce an end to load shedding, but says there’s been a significant…
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Ramokgopa: Reliance on diesel reducing as maintenance programme produces results
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom has reached the highest level of planned maintenance in three years, which effectively means…
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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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Eskom insists load shedding break is due to enough capacity
Eskom is denying that it’s spending billions of rand to burn diesel to avoid power cuts. The country has enjoyed…
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Eskom drags City Power to court over escalating R1 billion debt
Eskom has applied to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg for a declaratory order to force City Power to pay…
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City of Joburg responds to Eskom in spat over R1 billion debt
The Johannesburg municipality said that it would oppose a court application by Eskom to take it to the Johannesburg High…
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Minister Ramokgopa dispels the myth Eskom is buying itself out of load shedding situation
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has once again refuted claims that there is political pressure on Eskom to keep the lights…
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Khulu Phasiwe appointed as new spokesperson at Public Protector office
Former Eskom spin doctor, Khulu Phasiwe, has been appointed the new spokesperson at the Public Protector’s office. The post had…
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Ramokgopa: No correlation between Eskom’s performance and upcoming polls
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has attributed the load-shedding reprieve to the successful return of over 7,000 megawatts of generating capacity.…
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SCA overturns Bongani Bongo bribery & corruption ruling, orders new trial
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has overturned a high court ruling that dismissed the bribery and corruption trial of…
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Eskom has lost over R203 billion to corruption since 2018
As the country battles a costly energy crisis, Eskom has revealed that it has lost over R203-billion to corruption since…
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Western Cape residents urged to upgrade prepaid meters before November deadline
The Western Cape government has reminded the province’s residents to upgrade their prepaid electricity and water meters before the November…
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Electricity Minister says ending load sheeding within reach
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa insists the country has turned the corner in ending blackouts. He has revealed Eskom’s energy availability…
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Presidency: Govt’s load shedding interventions starting to pay off
The Presidency says there’s no truth to claims that the lack of load shedding was part of a ploy to…
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Eskom warns political parties about placing posters on its infrastructure
With the elections a month away, Eskom has warned South Africa’s political parties not to place campaign posters on its…
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Eskom signs agreement with IEC to limit load shedding impact during May polls
Eskom said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in a bid to limit…
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Eskom forecasts load shedding will be limited to Stage 2 during winter
With the country marking 30 days without load shedding, Eskom forecasts that power cuts will be limited to Stage 2…
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Pravin Gordhan reveals Eskom has spent R65 billion on diesel in last 5 years
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has told Parliament that Eskom has spent a cumulative R65 billion on diesel over the…
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Survey: Nearly half of South Africans struggle to afford food and electricity
South Africans spend over one-third of their income on food, and growing costs have a significant impact on their finances.…
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Minister Ramokgopa says more work needed to deal with power crisis despite 3 weeks of no power cuts
Despite 21 days of no load shedding, Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said more work still needed to be done to…
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Load shedding remains suspended until further notice
An unusual occurrence, but a rather welcomed one. Over three weeks and counting without rolling blackouts. And it’s going to…
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South Africa celebrates 21 days without load shedding as it remains suspended
South Africa has reached a milestone of 21 consecutive days and, as of midday on Wednesday, 535 hours without rolling…
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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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