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Diesel and load-shedding feature in summer outlook as Eskom's maintenance recovery takes longer than envisaged 
By: Terence Creamer 25th October 2021 State-owned electricity utility Eskom says its reliability maintenance recovery (RMR) interventions have not yet succeeded in stabilising the... →
City Power agrees to implement load-shedding after talks with Eskom 
By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th October 2021 Electricity utilities Eskom and City Power have agreed on efforts to protect the national grid, while also reducing the impact of load-shedding on... →
Eskom pledges to continue increased reliability maintenance programme to improve power system reliability
25th October 2021 In its state of the system briefing today, Eskom shared with the public its plan to continue with its accelerated maintenance programme during the... →
Electricity wheeling can reduce load-shedding risk if legal, technical uncertainties are addressed
By: Donna Slater 15th October 2021 Tariffs and the legal framework governing the wheeling of electricity from independent power producers (IPPs), which are taking advantage of the... →
Mr President, the rest of Cape Town also deserves electricity
13th October 2021 For most Capetonians, the load shedding crisis that has plagued our city and our country for the past 14 years has profound implications for our... →
Alarming chunk of Eskom capacity is down as load-shedding hits again
By: News24Wire 8th October 2021 Load-shedding is back, and with a large chunk of Eskom's capacity down, the country's power supply is under a severe strain. On Thursday, after 77... →
Theft of electricity infrastructure and an indifferent SAPS bring Roossenekal to its knees
23rd September 2021 Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) will write to the Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt General Tembi Hadebe, requesting urgent intervention at... →
Home Affairs urges collection of IDs over the weekend ahead of local elections 
By: Sane Dhlamini 17th September 2021 Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed concern about the number of uncollected identity (ID) documents at Home Affairs branches as... →