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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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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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