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MPs say the State of Disaster won’t end energy woes
The debate on how to deal with the energy crisis rages on. South Africa has endured hours of power cuts…
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Eskom preparing schedules beyond Stage 8
Eskom has admitted it is working with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to prepare blackout schedules beyond Stage…
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SA’s unemployment rate drops to 32.7%
South Africa’s unemployment rate dipped slightly again between October and December last year to 32.7% from 32.9%. But when considering…
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Health MECs panic over impact of stage 6 load shedding
Health MECs fear South Africa could move beyond stage 6 load shedding, which means some hospitals won’t be exempted from…
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Stage 6 load shedding from 8pm
Stage 6 power cuts will be implemented from 8 pm on Sunday until 5 am. This is the result of…
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Robberies surge as criminals take advantage of power cuts
The acute energy crisis in South Africa has adversely affected all aspects of society. Regular and lengthy power outages –…
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Undertakers call for load shedding exemption
Undertakers want the government to exempt them from rolling blackouts. They say power cuts mean they cannot store bodies for…
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Eskom announces stage 5 load shedding from Thursday
Eskom announced Stage 5 power cuts will begin on Thursday morning at 5 am. The power cuts are expected to…
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Eskom paying for past sins, says Andre de Ruyter
Eskom is once again blaming the previous administration for the continuous power cuts. Outgoing CEO Andre De Ruyter says the…
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Stage 3 and 4 power cuts continue
Stage 3 and 4 power cuts will be maintained on Monday. That’s after two generating units at Tutuka Power Station…
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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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