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Nersa approves guidelines for stage 16 load shedding
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved guidelines for implementing load shedding up to stage 16. The…
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Govt determined to address the impact of load shedding: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says government is determined to address the impact of load shedding. Eskom has suspended rolling blackouts…
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Eskom extends load shedding suspension
Lights will be staying on a little longer, seemingly setting the pricey tone as Eskom’s tariff hike takes effect. Following…
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Power cuts suspended until further notice
As millions observe Easter on Sunday, the power utility has announced it will be suspending load shedding until further notice.…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until further notice
Power utility Eskom has suspended load shedding until further notice due to sustained generation capacity, adequate emergency reserves and anticipated…
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Eskom suspends load shedding through Easter weekend until Sunday afternoon
The Easter long weekend is going to start on a positive note, as load shedding will remain suspended until Sunday…
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Load shedding suspended until Wednesday afternoon
Power utility Eskom announced that instead of transitioning to Stage 2 load shedding from 4 pm on Tuesday, load shedding…
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SAP given until next week to pay back R500 million earned from invalid contracts
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has given German software giant SAP until next week to pay back R500 million rand…
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Ramaphosa says Eskom hydro and gas projects on the cards for 2024
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that Eskom’s proposed gas power plant in Mossel Bay and a pumped hydro storage facility…
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High Court orders Eskom to disclose coal, diesel & electricity export contracts
The High Court in Pretoria on Friday rejected arguments by Eskom that some of its crucial contracts are commercially sensitive…
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Eskom to implement stage 2 load shedding until Monday morning
Load shedding will be ramped up to stage two from Sunday afternoon until Monday morning. Eskom said this was due…
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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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AFU to seize Mercedes Benz, farms & other assets worth R33 million in relation to corruption at Eskom
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) secured two forfeiture orders to the value of R33…
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Eskom implements stage 3 load shedding from 8pm
Eskom has announced that Stage 3 load shedding would be implemented 8pm tonight. In a statement the national power utility…
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Eskom suspends rolling blackouts indefinitely
Eskom has suspended rolling blackouts until further notice. The utility says this is possible due to lower-than-anticipated demand from Thursday…
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Minister Ramokgopa says SA will go into winter with a solid load-shedding buffer
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country will see winter with a good buffer from severe load shedding. He…
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Minister Ramokgopa says SA will go into winter with a solid load shedding buffer
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the country will see winter with a good buffer from severe load shedding. He…
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Eskom: No power cuts for Human Rights Day
There will be no load shedding for Human Rights Day. Eskom has attributed the latest reprieve to lower demand anticipated…
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Joburg residents to brave more water cuts & power outages
Residents and businesses in Johannesburg are expected to be hit with more water cuts and electricity outages this week. Joburg…
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Load shedding suspended from 5am on Saturday until 4pm
Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended from 5 am on Saturday until 4 pm, followed by Stage…
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National Assembly passes bill to bolster electricity sector with private investors & modern infrastructure
Eskom is one step closer to the creation of a stand-alone transmission company after the National Assembly passed the Electricity…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa reveals Eskom’s new 10-point plan
Better coal management, improved internal policy and procedures, elevated rate of procurement and funding are among some of the key…
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Minister Ramokgopa confident Eskom cash injection will pay off
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the nearly R80 billion cash injection from the National Treasury will allow Eskom to ramp…
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Ramaphosa says SA government and private sector partnership making progress
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the private sector has contributed more than R170 million to support the government’s initiatives since June…
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Water supply to Yeoville & surroundings disrupted after power outage hits pump station
Another Rand Water pump station has been hit by a power outage, leading to the disrupted water supply to Yeoville…
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Free State farmer to pay Eskom R1.5 million
A Free State farmer has been ordered by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court to pay back the money to Eskom after…
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Load shedding to be suspended from 5am to 4pm this weekend
Eskom has announced a change in the pattern of afternoon-evening load shedding this weekend due to an anticipated reduction in…
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Load shedding remains suspended until 4pm on Monday
There’s some good news on the power front on Sunday. Eskom announced rolling power cuts would remain suspended until Monday…
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SA reportedly at risk of losing over 13 000 megawatts
Eskom’s power supply crisis is continuing on a downward spiral. This is contained in a six-hundred-page report by a group…
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Eskom takes back control of load shedding in Ekurhuleni
Eskom will take over the implementation of load shedding in the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) from Friday, after the municipality’s…
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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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Tough action & legal proceedings against defaulters in Tshwane
The City of Tshwane plans to recoup about R6 billion from defaulting businesses and residents. It plans to do this…
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Eskom says Central Karoo residents could have power by Thursday
The Western Cape government says it is boosting its efforts to support Eskom as teams work around the clock to…
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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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Eskom rejects sabotage claims as power cuts intensify
Eskom Head of Generation, Bheki Nxumalo has rejected the African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s allegation that sabotage is…
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Load shedding reduced to Stage 5
Power utility Eskom has announced the reduction of load shedding by one stage. #POWERALERT1 Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented…
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Electricity Minister confirms Stage 6 load shedding to ease down this week
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Sunday that stage 6 load shedding will likely…
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Deadline looming for Eskom to restore power to Karoo towns
Power utility Eskom is on a race against time as the deadline to restore power supply in Karoo towns looms.…
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Eskom ramps up power cuts to Stage 6 for the weekend
The power utility Eskom has announced Stage 6 load shedding would be implemented indefinitely. The announcement was made after midnight…
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City of Tshwane to continue disconnecting customers not paying municipal bills
The City of Tshwane said it would continue to disconnect customers who were not paying their municipal bills and were…
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President Ramaphosa admits there’s ‘a lot of anger’ over load shedding but says govt working to end it
As South Africans are forced to contend with crippling rolling power cuts, President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the assurance that…
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2024 SONA: President Ramaphosa says the worst of load shedding is ‘behind us’
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Thursday evening. The address took place before a…
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Eskom lost R1 million through ‘trading’ with an employee in Mpumalanga
An Eskom employee, Nontuthubo Surprise Mahweliri, 44, and three alleged accomplices have appeared before the Hendrina Magistrate’s Court facing charges…
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Police nab suspects with almost R3 million stolen Eskom and Prasa copper cables
KwaZulu-Natal police have nabbed two suspects with almost R3 million worth of stolen Eskom and Prasa copper cables. The duo…
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Eskom eases power cuts to stage 1 as generation capacity increases
Eskom said that load shedding would be eased on Wednesday thanks to the return to service of two generating units…
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Western Cape govt sends generators to areas braving power outages in Central Karoo
Residents in towns affected by power outages in the Central Karoo District Municipality may have to go through this week…
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COSATU expects President Ramaphosa’s SONA to introduce interventions to tackle SA’s many challenges
While analysts don’t expect President Cyril Ramaphosa to make bold promises in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on…
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Watch: Connie Ferguson hit by load shedding mid gym session
Well-known Mzansi actress Connie Ferguson laughed, complaining to Eskom after a power cut interrupted their gym workouts on 1 February.…
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Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding until further notice
Eskom has implemented Stage 2 power cuts until further notice. The power utility said this is due to a lower…
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City Power allowed to enter 20-year-deal with independent power producers
The Council of the City of Johannesburg has approved a “groundbreaking” plan to get into a 20-year deal with independent…
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