Business Eskom slams ’14-hour load shedding’ rumours as fake news Cape Town – Eskom has dismissed circulating social media reports claiming it plans to implement 14-hour load shedding in... Read more 29 May
Business Picket for jobs at Eskom offices in Joburg Scores of protesters picketed outside Eskom head office in Megawatt Park in Sunninghill on Wednesday, demanding local people be... Read more 23 May
Business ‘It’s our failure’ – Minister owns up to power crisis Cape Town – Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa publicly apologised to businesses for the return of load shedding,... Read more 14 May
Business Eskom plunges SA back into stage 2 load shedding amid unit failures and grid pressure Cape Town – Eskom has announced Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm to 10pm daily, starting Tuesday until Thursday,... Read more 13 May
Business Electric relief! – Grid holds strong ahead of winter Johannesburg – South Africa’s power system remains stable, with Eskom reporting a sustained decline in unplanned outages and sufficient... Read more 10 May
Business Winter miracle? – Eskom vows no loadshedding unless grid crashes Johannesburg – Eskom says South Africans can expect a more stable power supply this winter, with minimal to no... Read more 5 May
Business Ramokgopa vows ‘no load shedding’ winter – bets big on nukes to power SA’s future Cape Town – Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is optimistic that Eskom’s power plants will perform similarly to last winter,... Read more 4 May
Business LIGHTS ON! – Eskom suspends loadshedding after power boost Johannesburg – Eskom announced early on Friday morning that it has suspended loadshedding following the recovery of 2,015 megawatts... Read more 25 Apr
Business Eskom hits SA with Stage 2 loadshedding Cape Town – Eskom has announced that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 on Thursday, 24 April,... Read more 24 Apr
Business Solar shock: The hidden dangers of going off-grid in SA! Cape Town – South Africans investing in alternative water and energy systems — such as solar panels, inverters, and... Read more 2 Apr