Business Stage 6 power cuts hit as Eskom battles breakdowns Cape Town – Eskom has escalated load shedding to stage 6 until further notice due to multiple unit failures... Read more 23 Feb
Countries Eskom moves load shedding to stage 6 Cape Town — Just 24 hours after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa would be pulling out all... Read more 10 Feb, 2024
Countries Eskom blames nationwide heatwave for stage 6 loadshedding Cape Town — South African power utility Eskom has blamed the recent heatwaves across the country for the increase... Read more 25 Nov, 2023
Business ‘Grid will collapse’ if load shedding ruling is implemented Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended the government’s appeal against the High Court judgment on load shedding,... Read more 12 May, 2023
Countries ‘I’m not a junior minister’ – Ramokgopa Cape Town — Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he iss not a “junior minister” and his presence in Cabinet... Read more 11 May, 2023
Business Eskom could escalate to Stage 10 load shedding this winter – analyst Cape Town – An energy analyst expects Eskom to bump up load shedding to as high as stage 10... Read more 9 May, 2023
Business Eskom graft claims: De Ruyter ‘declined to meet Hawks’ Cape Town – Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya has reportedly told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) that former... Read more 9 May, 2023
Business Ramokgopa speeds up return of Medupi power station Cape Town — Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has accelerated the process of returning the Medupi power station to... Read more 8 May, 2023
Business Stage 6 load shedding anticipated throughout the week Cape Town – Eskom says it implemented stage 6 load shedding from 16:00 on Sunday until further notice. The... Read more 8 May, 2023
Countries DA urges Ramaphosa to get serious and empower electricity minister Cape Town — The Democratic Alliance (DA) has implored President Cyril Ramaphosa to give Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa more... Read more 25 Apr, 2023