Business US awards Eskom R24m to help expand power grid Cape Town – The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded Eskom a $1.3 million (R24 million) grant... Read more 12 Jul, 2023
Business What’s behind the sudden easing of SA power cuts? Johannesburg – South Africa’s crippling blackouts have shrunk from up to 12 hours a day to just over two... Read more 7 Jul, 2023
Business Eskom announces varying stages of load shedding until Monday Cape Town – Eskom has announced that varying stages of load shedding will be implemented from Friday until Monday... Read more 6 Jul, 2023
Business Ramokgopa attributes lower load shedding to reduced breakdowns, lower demand Cape Town – Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom has shown consistent improvement in its performance over the past... Read more 26 Jun, 2023
Business Eskom granted exemption to run Kusile without emissions standards Cape Town – Eskom has been granted an exemption to run the Kusile power station without meeting minimum emissions... Read more 25 Jun, 2023
Business Eskom implements ‘load limiting’ to manage load shedding Cape Town – Eskom has introduced a new process called “load limiting” to manage electricity demand during stages 1... Read more 24 Jun, 2023
Business Eskom suspends head of security Cape Town – Eskom has suspended its acting head of security, Karen Pillay, as a precautionary measure. According to... Read more 23 Jun, 2023
Business De Ruyter, other top execs skipped security vetting, Scopa told Cape Town – Group executive for human resources at Eskom, Elsie Pule, says the former CEO of the power... Read more 22 Jun, 2023
Business Load shedding: SA not out of the woods yet Cape Town – The chairperson of the National Rationalised Specifications Association of South Africa (NRS), Vally Padayachee, has warned... Read more 22 Jun, 2023
Business ‘We can’t afford an unsettled workforce’ – Eskom CEO Cape Town – Eskom’s acting CEO, Calib Cassim, has defended a 7% wage increase for employees over the next... Read more 22 Jun, 2023