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Eskom implements stage 5 load shedding
Power utility Eskom announced stage 5 load shedding from 10 a.m. on Tuesday. In a short statement, Eskom said this…
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Stage 3 and 4 load shedding to continue throughout the week
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom will place the country on load shedding between stages 3 and 4 for…
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Ramokgopa says lower stages of load shedding likely in the coming week
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said this coming week, load shedding is unlikely to hit the high levels the country experienced…
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Eskom reduces load shedding from Stage 5 to Stage 3 on Saturday
Power utility Eskom says load shedding will be reduced from Stage 5 to Stage 3 at 5 a.m. on Saturday…
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Paul Mashatile confident load shedding will be a thing of the past by next year
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile says he is confident that load shedding would be a thing of the past by next…
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Eskom implements stage 6 load shedding until further notice
Eskom has confirmed that stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from 5 a.m. on Tuesday. The embattled power utility‘s…
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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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Ramokgopa: High load shedding levels are intentional to replenish reserves
Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Saturday said higher levels of load shedding the past few days were planned to replenish…
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Kganyago: Load shedding significantly impacting the economy & inflation
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Lesetja Kganyago said the impact of load shedding on economic activity has…
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Ramokgopa: Intensity of load shedding coming down
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the intensity of load shedding is coming down. Ramokgopa was providing an update on the…
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Eskom: Load shedding to continue at stage 3
Stage 3 load shedding will continue to be implemented from 4 pm until 5 am, Eskom announced on Friday ahead…
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Eskom suspends power cuts, for now
Eskom has suspended load shedding from 11:30 am until 4 pm on Monday. The embattled power utility’s spokesperson Daphne Mokwena…
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Varying stages of load shedding to be implemented due to generating unit breakdowns
Eskom said it would implement varying stages of load shedding on Monday following a breakdown of some generating units. Stage…
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Economists concerned that severe load shedding could stem job growth
Despite a promising recovery to get the employment rate close to pre-COVID levels, economists are concerned that severe load shedding…
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MTN spends big to escape load shedding
MTN South Africa appears to be weathering the impact of Eskom’s load shedding, reporting a solid improvement in interim service…
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#MissSA2023: Bonang’s warning to Eskom ahead of Miss SA
Well-known South African media personality and businesswoman, Bonang Matheba, the host of Miss South Africa has warned Eskom and load…
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Stages 1 and 3 load shedding until Monday
Power utility Eskom has announced due to a reduction in demand it will be implementing Stages 1 and 3 load…
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Eskom suspends load shedding for Women’s Day
Eskom has announced it will suspend load shedding during the day from Wednesday due to an improvement in available generation…
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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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Eskom eases load shedding for the weekend
Eskom said it will be decreasing load shedding this weekend amid the cold front, but stage 4 power cuts would…
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Eskom ramps up power cuts to stage 4 until Monday
Eskom will ramp up load shedding to stage four from 2 pm on Sunday until 5 am on Monday morning.…
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Stage 4 load shedding underway
Stage 4 power cuts are currently underway until 5 am on Monday. After that, stage 2 will then be implemented…
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Slight reprieve for South Africa as Eskom confirms lower stages of load shedding
Following what was described as the coldest week since the start of the current winter season which saw the demand…
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eThekwini residents urged to turn off heavy appliances during load shedding
The eThekwini municipality is urging residents to switch off their geysers during load shedding to minimise outages. This is because…
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Kareiga residents plead for police visibility
Residents of Kariega are pleading with authorities to patrol the streets because they feel that power cuts are exacerbating the…
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Eskom moves to stage 4 load shedding
Eskom says stage 4 load shedding will be in place from 2 pm on Tuesday until 5 am on Wednesday…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until 4pm today
Eskom has suspended load shedding from midnight on Sunday until 4 pm on Monday. The news comes as a relief…
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Electricity Minister confident SA will survive winter amid power boost
With a significant boost in power generation, South Africa is poised to weather the winter season, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa…
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Increase in energy availability has helped reduce load shedding, says Ramokgopa
A significant increase in energy availability over the last two months has enabled Eskom to reduce load-shedding stages. This is…
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ANC set to provide update on load shedding, cost of living and state of B-BBEE
The African National Congress (ANC) is set to provide an update on measures it’s taking to address load shedding and…
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Eskom increases load shedding
Eskom has announced increased load shedding with stage 3 having kicked in at 4 pm on Thursday and suspended at…
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Eskom implements stage 3 power cuts due to higher demand & service delays
Stage three load shedding has kicked in from 4 pm on Thursday afternoon until midnight when power cuts will be…
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Fikile Mbalula: Govt making significant strides in turning power crisis around
African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the government has made significant strides in turning the electricity situation around.…
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SA begin tackling biggest growth problem after load shedding – an acute shortage of skills
South Africa has begun taking steps to resolve what the Presidency believes is the biggest impediment to growth after persistent…
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Cosatu to protest against unemployment, state of economy & corruption on Thursday
Trade union federation Cosatu and its affiliated unions will take to the streets on Thursday in protest against unemployment, the…
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Eskom: Eased load shedding expected for days ahead
Eskom said the suspended load-shedding schedule that has been in place over the weekend is likely to continue for the…
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Higher stages of power cuts implemented due to generation shortfall
Power utility Eskom is facing a generation shortfall caused by delays in returning units to operation, resulting in an escalation…
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Stage 3 load shedding to hit SA during evening peak periods
Power utility Eskom has implemented stage 3 load shedding due to breakdowns at power stations. Sunday’s load shedding will end…
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Eskom implements Stage 1 & 3 load shedding on Saturday
Power utility Eskom has announced that it will be implementing Stage 1 and Stage 3 of load shedding on Saturday.…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until Monday afternoon when stage 3 kicks in
Eskom suspended load shedding until later on Monday afternoon when stage three will then kick in. The utility said that…
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Power cuts lessen despite winter fears
Power supplies have stabilized in recent days despite fears of a dark winter, but experts warn its creaking electricity grid…
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Eskom downgrades load shedding to stage 2
Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 4 pm on Sunday until 5 am on…
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Stage 4 load shedding returns after Eskom’s brief reprieve
Eskom has announced that stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 4 pm on Saturday until 5 am on…
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Sentiment in SA manufacturing falls to 3-year low as business conditions deteriorate
Sentiment in South Africa’s manufacturing industry over business conditions in the next six months has plunged to depressed levels last…
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Stage 6 load shedding to return from 4 pm on Thursday
Stage 6 load shedding returns at 4 PM on Thursday afternoon. This will continue until 5 AM on Friday morning.…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa: Power grid collapse highly improbable
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said higher stages of load shedding don’t mean a grid collapse is imminent. In fact,…
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Mmusi Maimane lays culpable homicide charge against govt over load shedding
Build One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has laid a culpable homicide charge at the Cape Town Police Station…
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Ramokgopa: Govt considering solutions to mitigate load shedding at hospitals
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the government is committed to ensuring there’s a sufficient electricity supply to hospitals during load…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgoba says new powers will help him end load shedding
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Saturday said the new powers given to him by President Cyril Ramaphosa will give him…
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NYDA: Load shedding hinders starting and scaling an enterprise
Young entrepreneurs cannot reasonably be expected to start and scale an enterprise under the conditions caused by the perpetually high…
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