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WATCH | Fire at Johannesburg substation leaves residents without power

Cape Town – A fire at the Houtkoppen substation north of Johannesburg has left residents in several areas without... Read more

6 Sep, 2023

Business

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

Business

Eskom suspends load shedding for 24 hours

Cape Town – South African power utility, Eskom, announced on Saturday that it will suspend load shedding from 05:00... Read more

24 Dec, 2022

Business

‘It’s going to be a difficult period’ – SA’s Eskom warns of long electricity crisis

Johannesburg – Beleaguered electricity firm Eskom warned South Africans on Friday to brace for a prolonged electricity crisis as... Read more

24 Dec, 2022

Business

South African army deploys to guard power plants amid load shedding crisis

Johannesburg – South Africa has begun deploying the military to protect the country’s electricity plants as the long-running power... Read more

18 Dec, 2022

Business

Eskom CEO quits: why finding a new head for South Africa’s struggling power utility won’t end the blackouts

David Richard Walwyn, University of Pretoria For a multitude of reasons, Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation is a... Read more

17 Dec, 2022

Business

Eskom escalates load shedding to Stage 6 due to ‘a high number of breakdowns

Cape Town – Eskom implemented Stage 6 load shedding from midday on Wednesday, saying this was due “to a... Read more

7 Dec, 2022

Business

Nigerian electricity workers suspend strike

Lagos – Utility workers in Nigeria have suspended a nationwide strike that had thrown parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more

18 Aug, 2022

Business

Workers’ strike targets power stations in Nigeria

Lagos – Nigerian electricity workers on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over pay, throwing parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more

18 Aug, 2022

Countries

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, University of Canberra and Dries Putter, Stellenbosch University South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently outlined plans... Read more

4 Aug, 2022