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Stage 2 load shedding kicks in

Eskom has announced that it has implemented stage 2 load shedding in some areas, due to high demand or urgent maintenance being performed at certain stations. “Load shedding was changed from stage 1 to stage 2 at 08:20 and this is likely to be until 22:00. This is due to[…]

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No reassurances of load-shedding free Ramadan

Capetonian Muslims may be able to breathe a little sigh of relief after Eskom assured that it was working hard to limit the possibility of load shedding during the upcoming winter months. The holy month of Ramadan is scheduled to take place during the heart of winter this year, raising[…]

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Lights could stay on in gang infested areas

The City of Cape Town is exploring the option of keeping street lights on during power outages to help with policing, specifically in Manenberg, Hanover Park and Ottery, a move welcomed by residents of the gang-ridden Cape Flats Mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, told News24 on[…]

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Police struggle during load-shedding

As concerns rage over the police’s functionality during the hours of load shedding, there have been suggestions of a potential increase in criminal activity during these periods as well. In a bid to address this issue, Western Cape Community Safety MEC, Dan Plato has reportedly requested a full briefing from[…]

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Police functionality affected by load shedding: MEC

Western Cape community safety MEC Dan Plato has requested a full briefing with police management on station functionality during load shedding. This after a number of police stations reported that their phones are out of order during rolling blackouts, Plato said in a statement. Other stations, he claimed, reported that[…]

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Stage 1 load shedding from 5pm

Eskom has rectified a City of Ekurhuleni tweet that load shedding would be at stage 2, saying that it will only be at stage 1 from 17:00 to 22:00 on Wednesday. “Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 today, which is likely to continue until 22:00 this evening,”[…]

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Stage 1 load shedding tonight

Unlike the rest of South Africa, the Western Cape will be experiencing two stages of stage 3 load-shedding to reduce the percentage of consumers affected by power outages, Eskom Western Cape’s head Alwie Lester said on Monday. “We don’t want to take out too many customers than necessary. We don’t[…]

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Eskom raises load shedding to stage 3

After a day of stage 2 power outages, Eskom has escalated load shedding to cut off 4000MW (stage 3) from the grid, which will likely end at 10pm. Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from 18:00 on Tuesday, Eskom said. “Due to the vulnerable system, stage 3 load shedding[…]

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Blackouts for Wednesday: Eskom

Stage two rolling blackouts were scheduled for Wednesday, Eskom said. “Eskom will implement stage two load shedding from 4pm today, which is likely to continue until 10pm this evening,” the power utility said in a statement. “This is due to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently[…]

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Eskom begins stage 1 load shedding

Eskom would implement stage one rolling power cuts on Saturday. “Eskom will implement stage one load shedding from 9am, which is likely to continue until 10pm this evening,” it said in a statement. “This is due to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently out of service[…]

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