Business

Power cuts have hit SA’s labour market hard: the biggest toll has been on jobs – new research

Haroon Bhorat, University of Cape Town and Timothy Köhler Access to electricity – measured by the share of individuals... Read more

31 May, 2024

Countries

Eskom demands households pay for broken transformer

Evaton residents Anna Majola, Matshidiso Motloung, Masinati Kheswa, and Mareka Motholo say their homes have not had electricity in... Read more

31 May, 2024

Business

Load shedding relief creates new electricity challenges for SA – Ramokgopa

Cape Town – Fixing issues at Eskom has led to over 50 days without load shedding, but has created... Read more

20 May, 2024

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