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Joburg residents face indefinite power cuts as City Power struggles with repairs
Johannesburg residents have been warned that power cuts will continue indefinitely as City Power battles a massive R44 billion backlog…
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Eskom reduces load shedding from Stage 6 to Stage 4
Eskom has announced a reduction in load shedding from Stage 6 to Stage 4, effective just after midnight. This follows…
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Soshanguve residents warned to brace themselves for power cuts
Residents in Soshanguve have been warned to brace for power cuts this week as the City of Tshwane continues to…
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City Power claims it had no choice but to implement power cuts from Monday
City Power says it has been left with no choice but to implement load reduction to protect the grid from…
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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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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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Eskom rejects sabotage claims as power cuts intensify
Eskom Head of Generation, Bheki Nxumalo has rejected the African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula’s allegation that sabotage is…
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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 implements Stage 2 load shedding until further notice
Eskom has implemented Stage 2 power cuts until further notice. The power utility said this is due to a lower…
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Ramokgopa: Consistent generating unit maintenance key to averting power cuts
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the country had not had load shedding due to Eskom ramping up the maintenance of…
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Eskom suspends power cuts until further notice
As the county heads into a long weekend, Eskom has suspended load shedding indefinitely. The utility said that this was…
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No power cuts during the day on Sunday
Eskom has on Friday moved to reduce load shedding to Stage 2 citing “sustained improvement of the generation capacity”. From…
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Energy expert claims Eskom technically has gone to stage 8 a few times
Energy expert Matthew Cruise says whether Eskom wants to admit it or not, South Africa hit stage 8 load shedding…
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Power cuts will continue as long as ANC remains in power: Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Member of Parliament, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, says load shedding will not end as long as the ANC…
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Eskom suspends power cuts for 7 hours
Hamstrung power utility Eskom has moved to suspend load shedding from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Thereafter, Eskom…
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World News
Libya lights up after years of power cuts
It’s midnight just before the weekend. Traffic snarls the corniche in Tripoli, where improved electricity service has brought renewed energy…
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South Africa News
Stage 4 power cuts to continue
Eskom says it will continue with stage 4 power cuts on Sunday after a breakdown in more generating units. The…
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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 wants consumers to delay using inverters
Eskom is urging households to delay the recharging of their backup power supplies after power cuts have ended. This is…
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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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