Load-shedding has been a part of our lives for a little more than 16 years and it shows no signs of coming to an end soon. The ongoing energy crisis has forever altered the way South Africans live and has left many people scrambling to…
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…
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…
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…
In a last-minute announcement made on Tuesday night, Eskom said they would be switching to Stage 3 loadshedding from 5am Wednesday until 5am Friday. The change just over a day after Eskom previously said that it would be going into Stage…
South Africa will be returning to Stage 4 loadshedding until 5am Friday, Eskom announced in a statement on Monday. According to Eskom, Stage 4 will be in place until Friday morning, at which point it will go back to Stage 2 until 5am…
Five hours after warning of potential loadshedding, Eskom announced it would be moving to Stage 2 from 4pm on Tuesday until 5am on Wednesday. The reason given was a trip at Kusile power station as well as ongoing maintenance. “A unit each…
Eskom warned on Tuesday morning that loadshedding may implemented on short notice. “While no loadshedding has been implemented at this stage, Eskom requests the public to reduce the usage of electricity as the power system is severely…
Following their last-minute rescheduling on Monday, Eskom announced on Tuesday that Stage 2 loadshedding will be continuing all week until 5am on Saturday. “While Eskom teams have successfully returned a unit each at the Kusile, Matimba…
Over a week after the first announcement of its return, Eskom announced on Friday that it would be suspending loadshedding from 12pm thanks to its generation units returning to service. According to a statement published on their Twitter…
CEBELIHLE BHENGU South Africans have endured a week of power cuts as Eskom struggles with a constrained power system. Since implementing stage 2 last Wednesday, which was initially expected to end on Friday last week, Eskom has announced…
Eskom said it would suspend load-shedding between 10am and 2pm on Thursday to allow SA to mourn the death of Zulu king Goodwill Zwelithini. This, the embattled power utility said, would allow the nation to participate in the king’s…
PAUL ASH SA’s long-suffering citizens should brace themselves for another five years of load-shedding as Eskom struggles to keep its ailing coal-fired power stations on the boil. This is thanks to an estimated 4,000MW shortfall in the…
