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DA: Eskom’s permanent load shedding announcement proves govt is lying
The Democratic Alliance has come out guns blazing following news that South Africa may be in for permanent stage 2…
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Western Cape Education Dept: Some schools making plans to mitigate impact of rolling power cuts
Provincial education authorities said that some schools had made plans to soften the blow of rolling power cuts. The department…
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Blackouts affecting Cape Town water supply, residents urged to use water sparingly
Capetonians are being urged to use water sparingly as rolling power cuts impact the water supply. Speaking to CapeTalk, acting…
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Load shedding frustrates South Africans
For most of us, sleeping in the dark and waking up to it has become a norm. We continuously see…
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Eskom hopes to ease pressure on grid with 14 generators set to return to service
Stage 4 power cuts have kicked in on Tuesday morning. Eskom on Monday announced the drop in the load shedding…
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City of Cape Town activates disaster operations centre to limit impact of power cuts
The City of Cape Town said that it would do everything in its power to lower the impact of rolling…
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Eskom has implemented Stage 4 power cuts
The power utility has implemented stage 4 power cuts with immediate effect. Eskom says this is due to the breakdown…
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City of Ekurhuleni: Eskom doesn’t notify residents about load reduction
Acting Executive Mayor for the City of Ekurhuleni Brandon Pretorius on Friday said Eskom cannot keep implementing load reduction without…
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Load shedding stages to be lowered from Monday
Eskom says power cuts will be lowered to Stage 5 from 5 am on Monday. Stage 4 will be implemented…
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Joburg CP to use 3-day blackout exemption to focus on repair operations
While Eskom has ramped up load shedding to stage 6, Joburg City Power said that some residents could expect their…
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Eskom extends Stage 6 power cuts until Friday
South African households and businesses will have to brave Stage 6 load shedding until 5 am on Friday. Thereafter, the…
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Stage 4 power cuts until Monday morning
Eskom has ramped up load shedding to Stage 4 – effective from Saturday night. The power utility said further breakdowns…
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Stage 5 power cuts from Monday to Wednesday
Stage 4 rolling blackouts will be implemented from 5pm on Sunday. Eskom says stage 4 will continue until 4pm on…
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Eskom has implemented Stage 4 power cuts
Eskom has implemented Stage 4 power cuts are underway until further notice. The power utility says the power cuts are…
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CSIR: Load shedding is here to stay
Power cuts are here to stay. Eskom is failing to meet demand, according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial…
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Eskom suspends load shedding for Sunday
Eskom has suspended blackouts for Sunday. The embattled power utility has been implementing various stages of rolling blackouts for the…
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Eskom extends Stage 3 load shedding indefinitely
Eskom has announced that stage 3 power cuts have been extended indefinitely. Blackouts were supposed to end at 5am on…
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Eskom to suspend load shedding at midnight
Eskom has announced the suspension of power cuts from midnight. The power utility says this is due to lower weekend…
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Eskom suspends Power cuts
Rolling blackouts have been suspended from Saturday morning. Embattled Eskom says there’s lower demand and adequate emergency generation reserves. There’ve…
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Eskom: Persistent breaks downs forcing continuation of stage 3 load shedding
Eskom said that persistently high levels of breakdowns were forcing the continuation of stage 3 power cuts. The utility said…
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Stage 4 load shedding to continue over the weekend
Stage 4 power cuts have been extended to Sunday morning. The utility announced that breakdowns and persistent shortages of generation…
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Eskom to implement Stage 4 power cuts from 10am
Stage 4 power cuts are back from 10am on Tuesday. Eskom says three units at the Kendal Power Station tripped.…
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Eskom warns that stage 2 load shedding may be implemented on Wednesday & Thursday
Eskom has warned that it may need to implement stage two power cuts again on Wednesday evening and the same…
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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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We’re all unhappy with power cuts, says President Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country’s electricity crisis is taking too long to resolve. He went on to say that…
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Eskom contractors charged with corruption
Two contractors for South Africa’s energy monopoly Eskom and their wives have been arrested for alleged corruption, prosecutors said as…
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Eskom announces stage 3 power cuts for Wednesday & Thursday
Eskom has confirmed that stage 3 load shedding will be implemented at 5 am on Wednesday morning and Thursday morning…
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Parks Tau: Load shedding steals jobs, makes Gauteng less competitive
Eskom’s continued power cuts continue to have a devastating effect on South Africa’s economy. This as some businesses have to…
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Government urged to cut red tape & implement plans to see an end to power cuts
With the country entering stage six blackouts once again, there are calls on the government to cut the red tape…
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Eskom to implement various stages of power cuts throughout the week
Stage 6 blackouts will be reinstated on Monday afternoon from 4 pm until 10 pm. Eskom says it will implement…
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City Power: Load shedding damaging region’s grid
City Power says it is buckling under the strain of rolling power cuts. In a series of tweets, the Johannesburg…
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Eskom warns of possible Stage 6 power cuts
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has warned that the country might experience Stage 6 power cuts on Tuesday. The country…
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Eskom warns of stage 5 power cuts or higher
Eskom has warned that it could ramp up load shedding to stage five or higher due to a number of…
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Eskom announces Stage 1 weekend power cuts
Eskom is reducing power cuts from Stage 2 to Stage 1. This will start at 5 pm until 10 pm.…
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Eskom to implement stage 2 power cuts throughout the week
Eskom has announced stage 2 power cuts will be implemented from 5 pm until 10 pm every day this week.…
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Eskom extends hours of weekend power cuts
Another cold, dark weekend ahead as Eskom implements Stage 2 blackouts from 8am to 10pm on Saturday and Sunday. It…
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Eskom confirms power cuts to continue into the weekend
Stage two power cuts will continue into the weekend, power utility Eskom said on Friday. In a statement, the utility…
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Eskom: No power cuts for Easter long weekend
At this stage, the Easter long weekend will be free of power cuts. Eskom has given an update on the…
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Eskom suspends power cuts
A sigh of relief for South Africans. Eskom will suspend the rolling blackouts tonight. The embattled utility says generation capacity…
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Eskom moves to Stage 3 blackouts from 9pm
Eskom says power cuts will be reduced to Stage 3 from 9 pm on Thursday until 5 am on Friday.…
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City of Tshwane says infrastructure not designed to cope with repeated power cuts
Large parts of Johannesburg have been affected by power outages as Eskom implements stage four blackouts. Roosevelt Park, Northcliff, Mayfair,…
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Eskom announces stage 2 blackouts until Monday
Eskom on Wednesday morning announced stage 2 power cuts until Monday. The power cuts will kick in from 11am on…
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Power cuts should be over by the weekend – Minister Pravin Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says measures are being put in place to reduce the country’s power cuts to Level…
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No power cuts expected during matric exams: Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule
The Department of Basic Education is not expecting power cuts when matrics sit for their exams. Deputy minister, Reginah Mhaule,…
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Eskom suspends power cuts for Friday night
Eskom will suspend power cuts at from 8 pm on Friday. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said they had managed to recover…
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