Business

Electricity minister optimistic: Winter without load shedding is attainable

Cape Town – Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has acknowledged the progress and challenges regarding power supply, particularly as South... Read more

16 May, 2024

Business

‘It’s too early to say load shedding has been brought to an end’ – Ramaphosa

Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has affirmed that the ongoing absence of load shedding serves as confirmation that... Read more

13 May, 2024

Countries

‘No electricity, no vote’ – shout angry villagers

Dozens of Limpopo villagers marched for electricity on Wednesday. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare By Bernard Chiguvare Promise Maremeni is a... Read more

3 May, 2024

Companies

Banks commit to lighting up half of Africa by 2030

Cape Town – Bringing electricity to 300 million Africans in under six years. That is the ambitious goal that... Read more

2 May, 2024

Countries

Scrap electricity tariff hikes, demand Durban residents

About 100 people marched to the Durban City Hall on Friday to oppose soaring electricity tariffs. Photo: Nokulunga Majola... Read more

22 Apr, 2024

Business

SA’s electricity crisis: a series of failures over 30 years have left a dim legacy

Mark Swilling, Stellenbosch University In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever... Read more

22 Apr, 2024

Countries

South Africa’s electricity crisis: a series of failures over 30 years have left a dim legacy

Mark Swilling, Stellenbosch University In 1994, apartheid ended and the African National Congress (ANC) won South Africa’s first ever... Read more

19 Apr, 2024

Business

Eskom restores power to Tshwane after major outage

Cape Town – Power has been restored to all affected areas in Tshwane following a major outage that left... Read more

16 Apr, 2024

Countries

Outages leave families queuing for water in pouring rain

KwaNobuhle residents wait in pouring rain to collect water at the only working communal tap in the area. Photo:... Read more

10 Apr, 2024

Countries

Ramokgopa attributes planned maintenance to reduced blackouts

Cape Town — Minister of Electricity, Kgotsientso Ramokgopa, has attributed the reduced levels of rolling blackouts due to planned... Read more

9 Apr, 2024