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The National Treasury held a briefing on Tuesday, speaking to MPs about the Eskom Debt Relief Bill. One of the key takeaways from the briefing is that Eskom may not borrow for three years and will not receive any other financial support from the government to fix its troubled power stations. This means that from […]

South Africa’s ongoing power crisis has been revealed to have cost state-run hospitals R685 million in diesel costs, according to a written question asked by FF Plus health spokesperson and MP Philip van Staden. Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla indicated in his response that the country’s public healthcare infrastructure has had to resort to high […]

In the early hours of Saturday morning, Koeberg Unit 2 tripped, forcing Eskom, the struggling South African power utility, to introduce a new bout of stage 6 load-shedding. Eskom plans to return the unit to full operation before Monday, but it seems this is unlikely to end the constant power outages that have plagued South […]

South Africa’s power crisis has taken a turn for the worse amidst severe load shedding returning as a result of the tripping of Unit 2 at the Koeberg Power Station. All-day stage 6 load shedding has now been enforced which extends the blackout to six hours at a time, with many areas left without electricity […]

Eskom, South Africa’s power utility, has released its weekend load-shedding schedule, which is expected to have little relief from the ongoing power cuts. Stage 6 load-shedding will persist, two 11-hour periods of stage 4 and stage 5, scheduled as follows: According to Eskom, the load-shedding remains a necessity due to a demand-supply gap in the […]

South Africans have once again been plunged into darkness as Eskom announced an all-day stage 6 load shedding until further notice. The move is due to a further breakdown of generating capacity at Medupi power station, which has exacerbated an already critical situation. Load shedding will be pushed to stage 6 from 16h00 this afternoon […]

A new report by the Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA) and Nedbank Insights has found that load shedding has impacted almost two-thirds of township businesses, resulting in job losses and the threat of closure. The study revealed that 64% of small township businesses had stopped operations during load shedding, with almost 66% of business owners cutting […]

Eskom Shocks Nation by Suspending Load Shedding Eskom made a surprise announcement last Saturday, suspending load shedding between 11h00 and 17h00, with plans to revert back to Stage 3 load shedding at 17h00. According to Eskom, the suspension was due to a decrease in electricity demand. Eskom had previously warned that load shedding would continue […]

Load-shedding has been a major issue for South Africans over the years. The unpredictable blackouts can disrupt businesses, cause traffic havoc and force many households to light candles and endure the discomfort of being without power. However, hope is on the horizon with the recent revelations by South Africa’s Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. During […]

The withdrawn National State of Disaster on Electricity and its regulations will have no impact on the ongoing work of the Ministry of Electricity, says Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Despite the government’s formal withdrawal of the state of disaster on electricity on Wednesday, the minister assures South Africans that his […]