Workers’ strike targets power stations in Nigeria
Lagos – Nigerian electricity workers on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over pay, throwing parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Higher electricity connection fees in South Africa? A good, and necessary, next step
Seán Mfundza Muller, University of Johannesburg and Mike Muller, University of the Witwatersrand There’s been outrage from some quarters... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
Why ‘political will’ isn’t the magic bullet that can fix South Africa’s energy crisis
Richard Meissner, University of South Africa South Africans gave a warm welcome to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement about... Read more
6 Aug, 2022
South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply
Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, University of Canberra and Dries Putter, Stellenbosch University South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently outlined plans... Read more
4 Aug, 2022
Ramaphosa acts to ease South Africa’s energy crisis: impact will be felt in renewables
Wikus Kruger, University of Cape Town South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced an action plan to address the... Read more
31 Jul, 2022
In energy-starved South Africa, whites-only town basks in solar power
Orania – Most of South Africa is wallowing in endless power cuts, but a remote whites-only farming town in... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
South Africa’s power cuts take a toll on mental health
Johannesburg – You can’t do your work because there’s no power. You eat late and bolt your food before... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
SA business owners fume as power cuts hit profits
Johannesburg – South Africans’ annoyance at power cuts has given way to worry, with business owners complaining that the... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
South Africa’s crippling power cuts: five essential reads
Nontobeko Mtshali, The Conversation Planned power cuts by South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom, have left businesses and... Read more
16 Jul, 2022
Long winter: South Africans struggle with rolling blackouts
Johannesburg – Unable to switch on lights or heaters, cook dinner or charge their phones, South Africans are spending... Read more
7 Jul, 2022
