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Eskom bonuses were self-funded, says spokesperson
The R129-million spent on performance bonuses at Eskom were self-funded. That’s according to Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha. He says that…
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Eskom urges South Africa to use power sparingly as cold snap moves in
Eskom is warning South Africans to reduce the use of electricity due to adverse weather alerts from the South African…
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Why SA has had no power cuts for the last 8 days – Eskom explains
It has been eight straight days without power cuts, with many South Africans wondering why we haven’t been hit with…
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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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Eskom welcomes threshold increase
Eskom has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of changes to the Electricity Regulation Act. But, the utility says it could…
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Stage 1 load shedding from 5 pm until 10 pm tonight
Eskom said it will be implementing stage one load shedding from Monday afternoon at 5pm until 10 pm due to…
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Eskom sells 2 buildings to Human Settlements Department for R76 million, plans more sales
Eskom has announced the sale of two buildings to the Human Settlements Department which it said would help alleviate some…
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Eskom probes allegations of racism against CEO Andre de Ruyter
The Eskom board has initiated an investigation into allegations of racism against Group Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter. In a…
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Eskom accused of snubbing contractor at centre of the storm
With Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter being called to account for the allegations of purging black suppliers and undermining the…
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Planned N3 KZN road closure postponed due to rainy weather
A planned N3 road closure in KwaZulu-Natal by power utility Eskom, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed due to inclement…
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Eskom: Storm Eloise has had no impact on operations
Eskom said tropical storm Eloise had caused no major disruptions in parts of the country where heavy rain caused flooding.…
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Eskom warns it may escalate power cuts if more breakdowns occur
South Africans are heading into a weekend of load shedding. Eskom implemented stage two rolling blackouts on Thursday afternoon and…
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Eskom suspends load shedding for the weekend
Eskom has suspended load shedding after two consecutive nights, saying it was not planning to cut off electricity over the…
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Eskom suspends load shedding
Eskom has suspended load shedding – for now. On Thursday, the utility said it was able to stave off a…
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Dark night ahead as Eskom implements load shedding again
Eskom said it was preparing its emergency reserves for the resumption of economic activity in January and needed to implement…
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Eskom working hard to avoid dark Christmas
Eskom on Friday said it was working hard to avoid a dark Christmas. There are concerns about load shedding again…
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Eskom: Load reduction is of little benefit to supply shortage
Power utility Eskom says the implementation of load reduction in various parts of the country is of little benefit, “a…
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Eskom warns of load shedding after tripping of generation units
Eskom has warned it may implement load shedding after six generation units tripped on Monday. The utility has managed to…
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Eskom resumes load-shedding
Load-shedding is back as Eskom resumes load-shedding on Saturday. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says Stage 2 load-shedding will resume on…
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Eskom says power system is under severe pressure
Power utility Eskom says it’s power system is under severe pressure but not expecting load-shedding, for now. According to Eskom’s…
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This is how Eskom plans to survive the lockdown
Eskom is investigating various measures which will help it to survive the national lockdown, reports the Sunday Times. According to…
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System vulnerable but Eskom predicts no load shedding for Thursday
The power utility said there had been fewer unplanned breakdowns, which had helped to boost available capacity. Eskom said load…
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Eskom appoints Mantshantsha as their new spokesperson
Eskom may have just given the toughest job in South Africa to one of their biggest critics. Sikonathi Mantshantsha will…
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