By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Eskom briefed the Portfolio Committee on Energy in Parliament, about the Technical and Regulatory Actions required to submit a safety operation of the Koeberg nuclear plant for an additional 20 years until 2044 for Unit 1 and until 2045 for Unit 2. However, the power utility[…]
The DA Member of Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence and Military Veterans Kobus Marais has assured the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief of Staff General-Michael Mantswana that the committee’s criticism of the defence force is not personal. Marais says the committee has to ensure that South Africa’s[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis Consumers across South Africa have been warned to anticipate Stage 10 loadshedding as the winter season approaches. This is according to energy experts across the country. “It’s a sad day for the nation because the situation is getting worse as less than 20 000 megawatts will[…]
The executive mayor of the troubled Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality says service delivery has improved since he took office. The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape deployed Madoda Papiyana in November last year to turn around the local authority’s fortunes. There have been calls for it to be dissolved due[…]
By Daanyaal Matthews The Muslim Judicial Council has requested that the South African Government grant Muslims reprieve from loadshedding on the day of Eid. This request follows rising criticism across the nation in response to Eskom’s tendency to alleviate loadshedding entirely on certain public holidays that correspond with Christian religious[…]
Residents and businesses have been warned to brace themselves for more power cuts as Eskom implements stage 6 load shedding indefinitely. The stage six power cuts are expected to take effect from 4 pm on Saturday. The country saw a slight reprieve on Saturday when stage 5 load shedding was[…]
Eskom has suspended rolling blackouts from 5am until 4pm on Sunday afternoon. The power utility says this is due to a low demand from customers. Eskom says they will provide an update this afternoon on which level of load shedding will return or if the suspension remains. On Saturday Eskom[…]
By Daanyaal Matthews Political parties, civil organizations, and analysts were up in arms at the news that Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, had issued an exemption to Eskom, through a government gazette, that would see the energy giant exempt from reporting financial irregularities in its annual financial report. This exemption[…]
by Daanyaal Matthews Source: Pixabay Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has tabled the Budget for the year 2023/2024 titled: “A Budget for Building Hope”. The budget aims to address the needs of the vulnerable whilst planning for the future of the Mother City and catering for the desires of[…]
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom’s problems at Kusile are technical and have nothing to do with corruption. Ramokgopa this week visited Eskom’s power stations to assess their state. Speaking during a visit to Kusile power station in Mpumalanga, Ramokgopa said his ultimate aim was to end load-shedding. He said the[…]
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