Business Eskom asks for 32.66% power price hike amid ongoing load shedding Cape Town – Eskom has reportedly asked the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for a 32.66% increase... Read more 20 Jul, 2022
Business SA business owners fume as power cuts hit profits Johannesburg – South Africans’ annoyance at power cuts has given way to worry, with business owners complaining that the... Read more 17 Jul, 2022
Business South Africa’s crippling power cuts: five essential reads Nontobeko Mtshali, The Conversation Planned power cuts by South Africa’s state owned power utility, Eskom, have left businesses and... Read more 16 Jul, 2022
Countries Cyril Ramaphosa wants second state-owned power utility to solve energy crisis Cape Town – With load shedding leaving South Africans without electricity for hours, President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly suggested... Read more 16 Jul, 2022
Countries Load shedding will remain for the next 10 days, Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter warns Cape Town – Eskom CEO, Andre De Ruyter, has warned that load shedding will continue for the next ten... Read more 12 Jul, 2022
Business Eskom says stage 6 load shedding to resume on Monday afternoon Cape Town – Eskom has said that stage 6 load shedding will be implemented on Monday afternoon. The power... Read more 3 Jul, 2022
Business Eskom, unions to continue talks over wage increase Cape Town – Eskom and labour unions – National Union of Mineworkers (Num) and National Union of Metalworkers of... Read more 1 Jul, 2022
Business Eskom says stage 6 load shedding will return at 16:00 on Friday Cape Town – Eskom says it has implemented stage 4 load shedding until 16:00 on Friday, saying it has... Read more 1 Jul, 2022
Arts and Leisure Rapper AKA pleads with billionaire Elon Musk to help with SA’s electricity crisis Cape Town – In response to Eskom moving load-shedding to stage 6 on Tuesday, South African rapper, AKA decided... Read more 30 Jun, 2022
Business Striking workers expected back at work as Eskom offers 7% wage increase Cape Town – Eskom has reportedly tabled a 7% wage increase for its workers, up from the 5.3% it... Read more 29 Jun, 2022