Electricity

Eskom CEO quits: why finding a new head for South Africa’s struggling power utility won’t end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn, University of Pretoria For a multitude of reasons, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation is a... Read more

17 Dec, 2022

Johannesburg – The head of South Africa’s beleaguered state-owned power utility Eskom, Andre de Ruyter, has resigned, the company... Read more

14 Dec, 2022

Cape Town – Eskom on Saturday announced that it was implementing stage 5 load-shedding until further notice. The power... Read more

10 Dec, 2022

Johannesburg – The South African government on Thursday apologised to the country after a prolonged energy crisis took a... Read more

8 Dec, 2022

Harare – When midnight strikes, most Zimbabweans jump out of bed to make stews, iron their clothes or collect... Read more

8 Dec, 2022

Nairobi – The capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region has been reconnected to the national power grid after more than... Read more

7 Dec, 2022

Cape Town – Eskom implemented Stage 6 load shedding from midday on Wednesday, saying this was due “to a... Read more

7 Dec, 2022

Lusaka – Zambia warned on Friday it would impose nationwide blackouts of up to six hours a day as... Read more

3 Dec, 2022

Johannesburg – Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB, which helped construct a huge power plant near Johannesburg, will pay reparations to... Read more

1 Dec, 2022

Dar es Salaam – Tanzanian authorities have started rationing electricity because of a drop in hydropower generation due to... Read more

24 Nov, 2022