ANC calls for ‘state of disaster’ to end SA’s energy crisis
Johannesburg – South Africa’s governing ANC party has asked top officials to declare a national state of disaster to... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
South Africa’s crippling power cuts not sparing the dead
Johannesburg – The power crisis that has struck South Africa can leave citizens and businesses deprived of electricity for... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Why South Africa can’t keep the lights on?
Johannesburg – From dairy farms failing to keep milk refrigerated to chickens suffocating en masse due to failing ventilators... Read more
27 Jan, 2023
Cape Town gets Treasury exemption to pay businesses and residents directly
Cape Town – Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City will be able to pay cash... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
WATCH | ‘Load shedding is killing jobs’ – Hundreds protest South Africa’s energy crisis
Johannesburg – Hundreds of people took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Cyril Ramaphosa accused of ‘political interference’ over his request to delay electricity tariff hike
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly come under fire for asking Eskom to put on hold its... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Eskom proposes permanent stage 2 and 3 load shedding for the next 2 years
Cape Town – The South African power utility Eskom has announced its plans to implement permanent stage 2 or... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
WATCH | ‘Put it in suspense for a while’ – Cyril Ramaphosa asks Eskom to halt the 18.65% power tariff hike
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has asked the South African power utility Eskom to hold the... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Power cuts in South Africa: trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off
Hartmut Winkler, University of Johannesburg South Africans have been battered by power shortages for several years. These have worsened... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
DA petition calling for alternative electricity supplier picks up momentum
Cape Town – More than 100 000 people have signed the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) petition calling for an alternative... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
