Beacon Bay Library has been chosen as the first recipient in the Eastern Cape to benefit from the Nestlé Bar One Light Up Libraries #needenergy campaign. The establishment has received energy to assist with operations during…
The department of basic education has assured matric pupils that rewrites will be available to those whose exams are affected by load-shedding. Matric pupils are expected to sit their final examinations from next week. Exams may be…
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…
Stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented between 5am and 4pm on Wednesday and Thursday, while stage 4 is on the cards for 4pm to midnight on both days, says Eskom. The power utility anticipates lower stages of load-shedding throughout…
Nobody in Buffalo City has been spared the cost of load-shedding as local businesses and residents struggle to cope with life under stage 6. Paige Ramsamy works at Posh Wash Laundry in Beacon Bay with his parents Shantal and Faizel, who…
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 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…
Eskom says it may need to implement load-shedding at short notice on Thursday‚ due to high usage of electricity during the cold snap coupled with the loss of some generation capacity. “The system is severely constrained‚ and it is…
Big business has agreed to cut its electricity usage to allow Eskom to keep the power on for parliamentarians on Friday afternoon. Eskom said it had received a request from Lechesa Tsenoli‚ the deputy speaker of parliament‚ to suspend the…
Load-shedding will kick in from 9pm on Tuesday night, embattled power utility Eskom announced. The stage 2 rotational power failures will last until 5am on Wednesday, Eskom said in a statement. This was due to a “shortage of generating…
Load-shedding is back from 10pm on Tuesday. Eskom has announced that it would implement stage 2 rolling blackouts overnight until 5am on Wednesday. The power utility said the cuts were necessary to replenish its emergency reserves. “This…
Load-shedding will end at 11pm on Monday, power utility Eskom said. However, it warned that the electricity network was “vulnerable and unpredictable”. “Eskom is pleased to inform the public that load-shedding will be suspended from 11pm…
The first round of load-shedding for 2021 will kick in at 10pm on Wednesday. Eskom announced it would implement stage 2 load-shedding from 10pm on Wednesday until 5am on Thursday morning. The same would be repeated on Thursday. “The…
After two nights free of load-shedding, Eskom has warned the country there is a heightened risk of power cuts on Thursday. “Last night, a conveyor belt feeding coal into the Medupi generation units failed … “This means the four generation…
Eskom provided one hour’s notice on Wednesday afternoon that load-shedding would be ramped up to stage 4 as of 3pm. This, said the power utility, was due to “exceptionally high demand” with cold weather placing additional demand on the…
