As Eskom’s generating capacity weakened at the weekend‚ leading to worsened load-shedding‚ electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa trended on social media for the wrong reasons. The minister ruffled feathers after being captured on…
Botswana plunged into darkness just after midnight on Monday. The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) apologised on Tuesday for a countrywide electricity blackout that has plunged the nation into unexpected load-shedding. BPC CEO David…
ANC threatens outgoing Eskom boss with section 34 charges The ANC on Sunday announced it is contemplating legal action against former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter who left his position with immediate effect in what was described as “a mutual…
South Africans have taken to social media to share their reaction to Eskom CEO André de Ruyter leaving Eskom “with immediate effect”. The power utility announced the decision after a “special board meeting” on Wednesday evening. De Ruyter…
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…
Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm to midnight on Tuesday, says Eskom. There was also a high probability of load-shedding on Wednesday and Thursday, due to a shortage of generation capacity. The power utility said…
Stage 4 load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm to midnight on Thursday. Eskom says load-shedding will then be reduced to stage 3 from 5am to midnight on Friday. “It is anticipated stages 1 and 2 will be required for Saturday, with…
Eskom spent just under R7bn on diesel to run its emergency generation plants in the last financial year and about R3.5bn on independent power producers (IPPs) and generators. And for the past 21 days of April, the new financial year,…
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…
