Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s that time again, folks. Eskom announced that it would be implementing stage 2 load shedding over the weekend.
Ramaphosa detailed his plans on tackling Eskom’s woes. He wants IPPs – and six other interventions – to help solve the ongoing load shedding crisis.
YouTuber DevDonDidIt took to the streets of Cape Town to ask people what they think of SONA 2020 and President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Eskom haven’t fully committed to announcing load shedding for Wednesday. But they may just be delaying the inevitable. We’ve got the updates here.
The power supplier has failed to prevent Nersa’s appraisal of proposed tariff hikes.
We’re heading in the right direction, but Eskom still can’t keep the lights on for the week ahead. Here’s the load shedding schedule for Monday.
Just when you think it can’t get worse. Load shedding continues into the weekend, and ‘likely next week’, Eskom said in a statement.
On top of getting flack for countrywide blackouts, Eskom also had two of their employees electrocuted on Thursday morning.
Oh Eskom, you do spoil us. The utility has extended its load shedding forecast into the weekend – and they’ve sheepishly explained their decision here.
Eskom has just ruined our day once again: Load shedding will remain in effect until Thursday 6 February.
Eskom’s proposal for tariff hikes have been met with tough resistance by the DA, calling the power supplier ‘an entirely defunct SEO’.
The Johannesburg power supplier fails to deliver on its promise to keep Eskom’s load shedding at bay.
Not sure if we’re meant to say ‘thanks’ when there’s another 19 hours of load shedding to contend with – but Eskom are temporarily lifting the gloom.
It’s a good time to invest in candles, guys. Load shedding is in place for the next four days – here’s when Eskom will plunge SA into darkness this week.
It was a case of pack up your popcorn and go home as unscheduled power outages hit unsuspecting South Africans on Saturday.
On top of dealing with Eskom’s bouts of load shedding, South African citizens now have no way of preparing for it.
Eskom, believe it or not, has shared tips to beat the load shedding blues, which the Twitter streets have not taken lightly.
The CEO revealed that the old way of doing things would be prioritised but that required some sacrifice.
A weekend in the dark, thanks to South Africa’s failing power utility.
It looks like we’re ending January how we started it – in the dark.
Eskom said in a media alert that no load shedding is planned for Saturday 25 January – however, the system ‘remains constrained’.
Eskom is unable to rule out load shedding on Thursday, following an increase in unplanned breakdowns across the country – we’ve got the latest here.
‘We’re a bit like a cyclist running next to the bicycle with the chain off,’ says Andre de Ruyter, who is set on getting the embattled power utility back in the saddle.
Eskom confirmed on Monday 20 January 2020 that no load shedding is expected on Tuesday 21 January; however, the system “remains constrained”.
Eskom predicts that Friday 17 January 2020 and the upcoming weekend will be free of load shedding due to an improved system.