Eskom hails progress as SA approaches 365 days without power cuts
Cape Town – South Africa is on the verge of reaching a major energy milestone of 365 consecutive days... Read more
10 Apr
Ramaphosa deploys ministers to tackle soaring fuel, food and electricity costs
Cape Town – A team of Cabinet ministers has been tasked by Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently find ways to... Read more
31 Mar
Fuel and power hikes to hit workers hard, MISA calls for immediate action
Cape Town – The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) has called on government to urgently introduce a temporary reduction... Read more
31 Mar
Eskom wants to cut electricity to municipalities that haven’t paid: households may pay the price
Roula Inglesi-Lotz, University of Pretoria South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would... Read more
27 Mar
Diesel reliance drops 59% as Eskom strengthens SA’s electricity supply
Johannesburg – Eskom’s sustained improvements in power generation are easing pressure on South Africa’s electricity grid and sharply reducing... Read more
21 Mar
Electricity prices to increase from April, households to feel the pinch
Cape Town – Electricity tariffs in South Africa will increase by an average of 8.76% from 1 April 2026,... Read more
17 Mar
South Africa hits 300 days without loadshedding, says Eskom
Johannesburg – Eskom says South Africa has reached 300 consecutive days without loadshedding, marking a significant milestone in the... Read more
14 Mar
Power cuts are the new normal in Kenya – what went wrong and how to fix it
Peter Twesigye, University of Cape Town Millions of Kenyan households and businesses have been subjected to interruptions of electricity... Read more
12 Mar
SA’s move to greener energy is creating new jobs, but benefits aren’t evenly spread
Jessika Bohlmann, University of Pretoria; Getrude Njokwe, University of Pretoria; Kehinde Oluwaseun Omotoso, and Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria... Read more
11 Mar
Eskom warns of possible power cuts in 14 municipalities amid R110bn debt crisis
Cape Town – State power utility Eskom has warned that it may interrupt electricity supply to several municipalities across... Read more
11 Mar
