Our electricity prices looked pretty lovely until we were introduced to the spectre of load shedding more than a decade ago. Eskom have got us by the bulbs, here.
Unfortunately for South Africans, the ever-rising cost of living, exemplified by recent electricity tariff increases, is no April Fools gag.
It would appear that the Presidency, after reviewing the investigative report in 2017, decided to keep the information a state secret.
So, remember load shedding? That was fun. See how South Africans react when Eskom asked us to switch the lights off for Earth Hour.
The Koeberg Nuclear Power Station is Africa’s only operational nuclear power plant.
The Democratic Alliance and its members are taking to the streets in protest against Eskom to #KeepTheLightsOn.
The usage of alternative energy strategies can minimise the impact of load shedding or grid outages and they can also assist households to save money.
The power utility faces a R420 billion debt burden.
Eskom’s management and financial problems, and load shedding, won’t necessarily go away simply by splitting it into three components.
Don’t shoot the messenger, but load shedding will be back, along with a possible tariff increase of 60%, according to Ted Blom
A new short film dubbed ‘Eskomplicated’ shows what South Africans get up to before load shedding strikes again.
Ingula pumped-storage project is yet another example of an Eskom project that went over budget and has under-delivered.
Ramaphosa admitted that corruption was the chief reason for the sinking of Eskom.
Load shedding has been an unwelcome visitor to South African homes this year as Eskom continues to fail in its responsibility to keep South Africa’s lights on.
Maimane has reiterated his commitment to breaking Eskom’s monopoly.
The increases are bad news for consumers but more so for the embattled mining sector.
The DA announced they will be demonstrating against the ANC on Friday, for their chronic mismanagement of Eskom. Here’s what they’d do differently.
Tito Mboweni’s comments on apartheid, Eskom and “too much Africanism” took South Africans by surprise on Sunday night: The minister held nothing back.
Eskom has warned that the risk of load shedding has not been completely abated, despite not anticipating any blackouts in the coming week.
Eskom are delighted to announce that this Sunday is likely to be free of load shedding. We are getting a whole day of power but with limited power comes limited responsibility, so use your power wisely, or don’t because we have no authority on the matter.
Despite attempts at calming the nation from the President, experts are warning of a possible recession if Eskom’s woes persist, IOL reports.
Ramaphosa did not mince his words about load shedding and the Western Cape provincial government.
A guy caught the attention of CastleLite SA after making a parody video about load shedding. Watch the funny clip down here:
Some relief on Friday but how long will it last before we are plunged into darkness again?
According to the experts, recent load shedding fiascos are influencing more people to emigrate from South Africa. Thanks, Eskom.