ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is the latest senior party leader to vow load-shedding will be a thing of the past by December, despite electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa having said otherwise. Mbalula, during a sit down with JJ Tabane on eNCA’s Power to Truth show, said the government was on top of the crisis[…]
By Aneeqa du Plessis The additional 250 South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicles that were handed over to provincial police in Mitchells Plain earlier this month has been of no benefit to the gang-ridden community. This is according to Chairperson of the Cape Flats Safety Forum Abie Isaacs. Speaking on[…]
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 National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (Naptosa) in KwaZulu-Natal has warned that teaching and learning could come to a standstill if Eskom does not follow through with exempting public schools from rolling blackouts. The High Court in Pretoria last week ruled that schools, hospitals and police stations should[…]
Questions have been raised about the feasibility of exempting schools, clinics, hospitals, and police stations from load shedding. On Friday, the Pretoria High Court issued an order effectively exempting these public facilities from load shedding, with the government being ordered to provide alternate energy supplies like generators where exemption isn’t possible. This[…]
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[…]
Eskom has implemented stage two rolling blackouts with effect from 5am. Stage three will kick in at 4pm after a full day without rolling blackouts yesterday. This comes as the Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he will take the public into his confidence on the extent of the country’s energy[…]
South Africans have reacted to reduced power cuts over the weekend, with some drawing links to the EFF’s national shutdown on Monday. Load-shedding was suspended over the weekend but returned at stage 1 on Monday. “Stage 1 load-shedding will be implemented from 5am until 4pm on Monday,” the power utility[…]
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