Prominent South Africans including three political parties, a trade union and business owners want government to stabilise the supply of electricity by the end of this week or face legal action for contravening its duty to provide energy.…
With the country plunged into stage 6 load-shedding and electricity tariff hikes on the cards, mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe claims Eskom can be fixed within the next six to 12 months. Speaking on eNCA, Mantashe…
Eskom has announced that load-shedding will be increased to stage 6 from midday on Wednesday. The power utility said this is due to a high number of breakdowns since midnight‚ as well as the requirement to strictly preserve the remaining…
The matric class of 2022 will have to power through load-shedding to ensure they are well prepared for their final exams. The class of 2022 is set to write their first exam, English Paper 1, on October 31. Speaking to the media on…
Patriotic Alliance president and Central Karoo mayor Gayton McKenzie says he can help solve the country’s ailing electricity crisis if Eskom allows him to assist. In a plea to the power utility‚ McKenzie shared his ideas on how Eskom…
EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to cut short his overseas visit and return to the country is nothing but a “gimmick”. The president cut his international trip short on Monday after Queen…
Stage 4 starts at 10am on Tuesday A “sudden tripping” of three Kendal power station units has led to stage 4 load-shedding starting at 10am on Tuesday. This will be in force until 5am on Thursday‚ said Eskom. A day ago‚ the electricity…
As Eskom continues to implement load-shedding, the power utility’s spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says the blackouts will not be resolved until more capacity is created. This week Eskom said power outages are expected to continue…
Eskom says stage 4 load-shedding will be implemented throughout Friday, reducing to lower stages over the weekend. On Thursday, the power utility said since its last communication, seven generation units have been returned to service.…
Eskom said 90% of workers had not returned at Matla, Hendrina and Arnot power stations. The power utility confirmed that these include essential workers. CEO Andre de Ruyter said some were staying away due to intimidation. Eskom’s…
If stage 6 load-shedding is implemented, South Africans can expect at least six hours of blackouts over a period of 24 hours. Eskom on Tuesday announced there is a great risk stage 6 load-shedding might be implemented by 5pm on Tuesday…
Eskom on Tuesday announced that it was forced to extend load-shedding until Friday morning. In a statement‚ the power utility said while the country was currently in stage 2 load-shedding‚ which had been scheduled to last until Wednesday…
Thousands have shared their outrage and frustration at Eskom’s proposed tariff hike of 20.5% from April 1‚ with more than 20‚000 people signing a petition against the increase. Eskom justified the price hike by citing spending on power…
Eskom announced on Wednesday morning that it would be moving to Stage 2 loadshedding until 5am Saturday. The power utility said this was due to insufficient generation capacity as well as the loss of units at Medupi, Duvha and Kendal…
Eskom on Tuesday afternoon warned that load-shedding may be implemented at short notice should there be any further breakdowns. The embattled power utility said the electricity system was “severely constrained” after the failure of five…
