Eskom on Wednesday confirmed that load reduction will be implemented in Soweto and Ivory Park. These areas will be affected.
Eskom on Tuesday evening posted an urgent notice stating that load reduction will be implemented on Wednesday morning from 5:00 in these areas.
Eskom on Monday posted an urgent notice stating that load reduction will be implemented in Soweto and Vaal.
The judgement means that Nersa must now rethink their decision to limit tariffs, with Eskom now able to recoup the full R67 billion amount.
Nersa have admitted to ‘procedural mistakes’ in calculating Eskom’s rate rise. It’s now likely that higher electricity prices will come to SA.
Eskom on Friday evening 26 June posted an urgent notice stating that load reduction will be implemented in Tshwane on Saturday morning.
Five men were arrested in the illegal electricity connection hotspot of Orlando East over the weekend.
Eskom is doubling-up on efforts to assist South Africans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s how to access free basic electricity.
Here’s your one-stop shop for everything related to load shedding schedules.
Eskom says it has received substantial submissions following a request for all affected parties to justify why their power should not be cut.
If Eskom does not receive payment from the municipality, it threatens to cut electricity supply for 14 hours a day, seven days a week.
The municipality made a payment just in time to spare its residents major strife.
Another thing we can thank Eskom for. South Africa’s electricity – in terms of production and distribution – dropped significantly in 2019.
Eskom’s proposal for tariff hikes have been met with tough resistance by the DA, calling the power supplier ‘an entirely defunct SEO’.
Furious locals have made a stand in Soweto on Monday, after their electricity was cut-off by Eskom. The protests have caused a traffic nightmare in Johannesburg.
A panel of experts – including Matshela Koko and Ted Blom – have shared their thoughts on what Eskom can do to turn itself around.
Monday is the last day for South Africans to tell Eskom where they can stick their proposed tariff hikes, as a forum for public comments will soon close.
Don’t get caught out. If you’re in Cape Town, then you’ll need to know that all pre-paid electricity units will be down for six hours next week.
OR Tambo is a nightmare to negotiate at the best of times – so having to do it in complete darkness is cruel – here’s the latest on the power cuts.
If Eskom could sell that brass neck of theirs, all their money problems would be gone. This is what South Africans will pay when the tariff hike kicks-in.
A substation in Balfour burst into flames after being struck by lightning.
When it rains, it pours in Pretoria. An explosion at the Kwagga substation has taken power offline in at least 13 major suburbs of the city.
Stage 8 – the worst-case scenario – allows for 8000MW to be shed from the grid. This is double the amount allocated to Stage 4.
Eskom have apologised “unreservedly” for the Stage 2 power cuts set to blight South Africa on Thursday – here’s what brought load shedding back.
Meet the 50-year-old business dynamo with the most unenviable task in South Africa. Eskom’s new CEO is Andre de Ruyter, and he starts work soon.