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Cosatu engages industry and govt in talks amid mining job cuts
Following plans by embattled mining houses to retrench thousands of workers, labour federation Cosatu yesterday launched last-ditch efforts to engage…
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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 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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Load shedding has nothing to do with the elections: Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has dismissed reports of load shedding being used as an electioneering tool and urged the public…
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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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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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New load shedding guidelines do not signal blackout risk: Nersa
National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) says approving new guidelines for implementing load shedding did not mean the country…
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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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Power cuts to resume in eThekwini from 6am on Wednesday
The eThekwini Municipality has confirmed that load shedding will resume across the municipality from 6am on Wednesday. “Load shedding affecting…
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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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DA & ActionSA slam govt for trying to appeal load shedding exemption ruling
The Democratic Alliance (DA) and ActionSA have slammed the government, calling it inhumane for trying to appeal a court ruling…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Stage 2 load shedding expected on Sunday afternoon after suspension
Load shedding has been suspended until Sunday afternoon before Stage 2 power cuts kick in. Eskom said load shedding was…
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Multi-Party Charter proposes plans to end load shedding
The Multi-Party Charter (MPC) has laid out its plans on ending load shedding should it be elected to national government…
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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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Energy expert: No solid evidence on how govt plans to end load shedding in next 3 months
Some experts have labelled the energy action plan update by Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa as nothing more than window-dressing. On…
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Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa insists end of load shedding is in sight
Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has insisted that the end of load shedding is indeed in sight. He was speaking…
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EFF promises to end load shedding within six months if elected
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has committed to end load shedding within six months should it be elected after the…
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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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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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2024 SONA: ‘The end of load shedding is finally within reach,’ says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again promised the nation that load shedding will soon be a thing of the past.…
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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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2024 SONA: South Africa energy crisis set to be key focus point for Ramaphosa
The country’s energy crisis is set to be a key focus area for President Cyril Ramaphosa when he delivers the…
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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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Eskom maintains power cuts at stage 2
South Africans might have to keep the candles on standby for a little longer as Eskom extends stage 2 load…
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Stage 2 load shedding until further notice
Load shedding is back at stage 2 for the weekend. On Friday, Eskom said power cuts would be suspended during…
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Stage 2 load shedding until further notice
Stage 2 load shedding has kicked in until further notice, Eskom announced late on Monday night as it juggles the…
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Gauteng thundershower alert: Joburg EMS & traffic police encourage motorists to be vigilant
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) and traffic police are on high alert, appealing for motorists to be extra vigilant on…
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Stage 2 power cuts until Wednesday
Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will continue to be implemented until 4 pm on Wednesday. “Eskom Power…
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Eskom escalates load shedding to stage 3 as generating units break down
Load shedding was on Friday ramped up to stage 3 until Saturday afternoon following a breakdown in some generating units.…
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Minister Ramokgopa warns SA rotational power cuts are here to stay in medium term
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned that the country will continue experiencing rotational power cuts in the medium term…
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Eskom implements Stage 1 and 2 load shedding
Power utility Eskom has announced that Stage 1 and Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from Tuesday afternoon until…
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Increase in demand as industries reopen won’t mean more power cuts, says Ramokgopa
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has reassured South Africans that the increase in demand as industries reopen will not necessarily result…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until Monday
Eskom continues to be the bearer of good news, announcing that load shedding will remain suspended at least until Monday.…
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Eskom under fire for early return of 2024 load shedding
National power utility Eskom has (yet again) come under intense scrutiny as it implemented load shedding, contradicting earlier assurances of…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until Sunday
Eskom has suspended load shedding until 4 pm on Sunday as a result of lower electricity demand. However, stage 1…
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Richards Bay suburbs exempt from load-shedding
While load-shedding makes a return for the bulk of South Africa on Tuesday, 2 January, some Richards Bay suburbs will…
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