Loadshedding
Unions reject Eskom's new, improved wage offer
By: News24Wire 24th May 2023 Three unions at Eskom have rejected the embattled power utility's latest 4.5% wage increase offer. Eskom tabled its revised offer, which is a hike... →
South Africa weighs extending lives of larger coal power plants 
By: Bloomberg 24th May 2023 South Africa is considering extending the lives of some of its biggest coal-fired power plants as the government seeks to bolster the country’s... →
Blackouts may cause South Africa’s ANC to lose 24% of its voters, poll shows
By: Bloomberg 24th May 2023 South Africa’s ruling party risks losing almost a quarter of its support unless it brings the country’s worst power crisis to an end ahead of... →
Eskom to implement Stage 5 loadshedding from 16:00
By: Creamer Media Reporter 23rd May 2023 Power utility Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 5 loadshedding in the evenings until further notice. Stage 5 loadshedding will be... →
Eskom latest: Fuel costs for Netcare; Astral Foods skips payout
By: Bloomberg 22nd May 2023 South Africa’s largest private health-care network expects diesel costs to more than quadruple to R165-million this year as it runs generators to... →
Despite low risk of blackout, Eskom’s restoration protocols should be paired with larger country plan
By: Terence Creamer 19th May 2023 Amid rising public anxiety over the prospect of a blackout, a former senior Eskom executive has added his voice to those highlighting the low... →
Enviro department evaluating EIAs for renewables projects with a combined capacity of 9 789 MW
By: Terence Creamer 19th May 2023 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reports that the department’s environmental impact assessment section is currently... →
Stage 5 loadshedding to be implemented from 16:00
By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th May 2023 Power utility Eskom will implement Stage 5 loadshedding from 16:00 this afternoon until 05:00 on Friday. Thereafter, various stages of loadshedding... →
Eskom warns of Stage 8 loadshedding this winter but insists risk of blackout is low
By: Terence Creamer 18th May 2023 Eskom has indicated that Stage 8 loadshedding – representing 16 hours of cuts in a 32-hour cycle – is possible this winter if coal plant breakdowns... →
Gordhan refutes claim that he prompted De Ruyter’s private Eskom investigation 
By: Terence Creamer 17th May 2023 Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan tore strips off former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter during his appearance before Parliament’s Standing... →
eThekwini residents can expect regular loadshedding, with some exceptions, to resume from end of May
By: News24Wire 17th May 2023 The eThekwini Municipality’s reduced loadshedding schedule will come to an end next week. The municipality said in a statement that it would... →
