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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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