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South Africa News
Man shoots at 4 women, killing one in Durban
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have launched a manhunt for a suspect who allegedly shot at five people, killing one and injuring…
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Eskom announces stage 5 load shedding this evening
Struggling power utility, Eskom has announced that stage 5 load shedding will be implemented at 4 pm on Sunday until…
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4 arrested after farmer’s wife identifies teen attackers who tortured husband
Four suspects have been arrested after the wife of a Mpumalanga farmer was able to identify two of the four…
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Stage 4 power cuts to be in place at night until further notice
Eskom on Sunday announced that stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented from 4 pm until 5 am.…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa to assess fire damage at Grootvlei
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will visit Grootvlei to assess the damage caused by Saturday’s fire. During his weekly update on…
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IMF warns South Africa economy risks stagnation
South Africa’s growth is set to decelerate sharply this year due to power cuts and the economy risks stagnation, the…
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Eskom to ease load shedding over next few days
Eskom says that they will be implementing stage 4 and 5 blackouts on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there will…
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Eskom announces irregular load-shedding stages for the weekend
Eskom has in a statement announced that the current stage 4 load shedding will continue until 05:00 Saturday morning. The…
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SANDF: Troop deployment to Eskom power plants in full force
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Tuesday said that the deployment of the army to at least four…
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SANDF declines to respond on troop deployment at Grootvlei power station
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is still mum about the deployment of soldiers at one of Eskom’s power…
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Eskom downgrades load shedding to stage 5
Load shedding has been downgraded to stage 5 from stage 6 until 5am on Tuesday. Eskom has not provided reasons…
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Power cuts reduced to Stage 4 from Saturday morning
Eskom has reduced load shedding to Stage 4 from Saturday morning. This will last until 5 AM Sunday, after which…
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Stage 2 and 3 load shedding expected next week
Load shedding will be reduced to stage 3 on Monday morning, and to stage 2 on Tuesday morning, as Eskom…
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Nightly load shedding reduced to stage 3
Power cuts will be reduced from Stage 4 to Stage 3 during the nights of the weekend. This is thanks…
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Eskom extends stage 3 load shedding
Eskom has announced that stage 3 power cuts will be implemented until further notice. Initially, the power utility had announced…
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Joburg business owners lament impact of load shedding on livelihoods
Joburg residents say they’re sick and tired of load shedding following the latest announcement of stage two power cuts from…
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Eskom to suspend Stage 2 power cuts at midnight & resume Monday afternoon
Eskom says it will suspend Stage 2 load shedding from midnight on Sunday, then implement it between 4 pm until…
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Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding
Eskom will implement Stage 2 blackouts from 2pm on Saturday. The utility says this is a result of a breakdown…
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Eskom ramps load shedding to stage 4 as shortage in generation capacity persists
Eskom on Wednesday said persistent shortages in generation capacity at its several power plants has led to the return of…
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Accidents
Ten killed, scores injured after bus driver loses control
Mpumalanga: At 06H16 Sunday morning, Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on the N3 in Grootvlei. Reports indicate…
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