Tag: South Africa

Soweto, Johannesburg – In recent months, South Africa has been hit with frequent power cuts due to the country’s power crisis, throwing the country into chaos. On Monday, residents in the community of White City in Soweto experienced the devastating consequences of load shedding when two young boys aged five and six were kidnapped and […]

Eskom, the state-owned electricity supplier in South Africa, has announced its load-shedding schedule for the upcoming weekend. We summarized the key points of the announcement for easy scanning below. Eskom has been struggling to meet the electricity demand in South Africa for years, leading to frequent load-shedding. As a journalist, it is important to report […]

Electricity company Eskom has stopped a private producer in the Free State Municipality from using solar energy to mitigate the load-shedding crisis. Eskom reasoned that allowing Rural Maintenance Free State – a private company distributing electricity to Mafube Local Municipality – to continue with its load shedding schedule would set a “precedent” for other Eskom […]

Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa says that South Africa’s power grid won’t collapse despite increasing load-shedding that’s expected as winter approaches. In an interview with 702, he clarified that measures have been put in place to ensure the integrity of the grid is maintained. While load-shedding at Stage 6 is already devastating, Ramokgopa says anything beyond […]

The current South African administration has been marred by allegations of rampant corruption and the latest Eskom saga involving two of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet members proves this isn’t going away anytime soon. The president has decided that he doesn’t want to know which of his two Cabinet members have allegedly looted Eskom, the national […]

Eskom, the South African power utility company, announced that rotational schedule of load shedding will continue indefinitely, moving between stage 5 and stage 6 cuts. Eskom’s rotational model currently implements stage 6 until 5 AM, followed by stage 5 until 4 PM, with stage 6 returning from 4 PM to 5 AM. The company claims […]

“South Africans brace for up to five more years of load shedding,” warns economist Johannes Khosa in Nedbank’s Guide to the Economy for 2023. Despite government assurances, Khosa reports that rolling blackouts are unlikely to end soon as Eskom’s turnaround is slow. Worse still for the country, load-shedding is predicted to exacerbate as demand for […]

Eskom’s unprecedented stage 6 load shedding is now taking a toll on Umgeni Water’s ability to supply drinking water in Southern Africa. This news is raising concerns on the effects of Eskom’s electricity load shedding to the municipalities in Umgeni’s service areas that has left many consumers without an erratic supply of drinking water or […]

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 […]

As South Africa braces for the coming winter months, there is growing concern over the state of the country’s electricity supply. According to Intellidex analyst Peter Attard Montalto, load shedding is going to be worse than many people are expecting. This is sobering news for a country that has been grappling with power outages for […]