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De Ruyter sees transparency as key as Eskom walks load-shedding tightrope 
By: Terence Creamer 12th November 2021 As Eskom exited one of its most intensive periods of load-shedding on Friday November 12, CEO Andre de Ruyter promised greater transparency in... →
Gordhan need to come out of hiding and account for rolling blackouts
10th November 2021 The DA calls on Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan to account for the current Stage 3 rolling blackouts with urgency. The Department of... →
Stage 2 load-shedding to continue throughout the week 
By: Creamer Media Reporter 7th November 2021 Power utility Eskom has announced that, owing to insufficient generation capacity and the inability to replenish emergency reserves over the past... →
Load-shedding moved to Stage 4 from 14:00
By: Creamer Media Reporter 5th November 2021 Power utility Eskom has announced that load-shedding will move to Stage 4 from 14:00 on Friday to 05:00 on Saturday. "Stage 4 load-shedding is... →
South Africa’s power grid is under pressure: the how and the why
3rd November 2021 South Africans are facing another round of power cuts despite promises from South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, that it would keep the lights on.... →
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... →
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... →
‘A promise of more’ – Fact-checking claims made in the Democratic Alliance’s 2021 election manifesto
By: Africa Check 21st October 2021 In the upcoming municipal elections South African citizens will elect representatives for district, metropolitan and local municipal councils... →
