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Eskom

Some Gauteng residents face double whammy of load shedding, water cuts

By Veronica Mokhoali

Rand Water said water supply will be disrupted in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and Tshwane for 87 hours over the weekend. At the same time, residents have been...

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    Eskom confirms stage 2 power cuts for Wednesday and Thursday

    Stage two rolling power cuts will be implemented from 4pm to midnight on Wednesday and Thursday, Eskom confirmed.

    15 hours ago
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    Eskom warns that stage 2 power cuts may be implemented on Wednesday & Thursday

    Eskom has warned that it may need to implement stage two power cuts again on Wednesday evening and the same on Thursday if the overall situation does not improve.

    20 hours ago
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    Eskom announces Stage 2 load shedding from 4 pm until midnight

    Eskom issued a warning on Monday saying the strain on the system would force it to implement loadshedding at short notice.

    one day ago
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    Eskom warns of stage 2 load shedding at short notice for Monday evening

    The utility is already dealing with a shortage of generation capacity and if there are further significant breakdowns, we could see controlled power cuts from 6pm until midnight.

    2 days ago
  • Cosatu members in Pretoria on Friday, 12 August 2022, ahead of their march to the Union Buildings. Picture: Cosatu/Twitter

    Cosatu Young Workers Forum leads march to Union Buildings

    A group of Cosatu members gathered at an open field at the corner of Madiba and Kgosi Mampuru Street in the Pretoria CBD.

    6 days ago
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    Drop in mining output shows crippling cost of load shedding for SA economy

    Bruce Whitfield talks to Thanda Sithole, senior economist at FNB, about the latest mining and manufacturing stats.

    6 days ago
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    Load shedding warning

    Eskom has cited a shortage of generation capacity owing to a breakdown of several power stations.

    a week ago
  • Eskom Megawatt Park. Picture Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza/Eyewitness News.

    Solidarity hopes its energy experts are roped in swiftly to solve Eskom's woes

    The trade union on Thursday sent its list of skilled power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO André de Ruyter.

    13 days ago
  • FILE: Solidarity Chief Executive Dirk Hermann emphasised that Eskom must be stabilised as soon as possible. Picture: © missisya/123rf.com

    Solidarity sends list of power experts to Eskom

    Trade union, Solidarity, on Thursday sent its list of 300 power experts to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter. Solidarity Chief Executive Dirk Hermann says the list contains some of the country’s leading experts in the field. He says they have a wealth of expertise and knowledge.

    13 days ago
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    Eskom ramps power cuts to stage 4 as shortage in generation capacity persists

    The utility announced stage four rolling power cuts will be implemented from 4 pm on Thursday and will last until midnight.

    14 days ago
  • FILE: Stage 2 power cuts return as Eskom suffers generation capacity shortage. Image: © Aekkarak Thongjiew/123rf.com

    Stage 2 power cuts return as Eskom suffers generation capacity shortage

    The blackouts will be implemented between 4pm and midnight on Wednesday and Thursday.

    15 days ago
  • Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele at a post-Cabinet meeting briefing on 10 March 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    Gungubele: Ending power cuts a long-term objective of energy crisis committee

    Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said that they had identified distinct areas of intervention.

    15 days ago
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    Eskom hopes to quickly restore broken units to avoid load shedding

    Power generation unit outages occurred at Medupi, Hendrina, and Camden - and at two units at the Majuba power station.

    15 days ago
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    Struggling Eskom warns power cuts may be implemented at short notice

    Eskom has warned that due to the shortage of generation capacity, stage 2 power cuts may be implemented at short notice between 4pm and midnight over the next three days.

    16 days ago
  • Stones are strewn along a main street as people gather outside the Tembisa Customer Care Centre after protesters set it on fire after a night of riots caused by angry community members demanding better service delivery in Tembisa on 1 August 2022. Picture: GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP

    Eskom withdraws services from protest-hit Tembisa over safety concerns

    While the situation in the township remains tense, the power utility said that it would only resume services when it was safe for their employees to work in the area again.

    16 days ago
  • FILE: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on 23 February 2022. Picture: GCIS

    Eskom's unsustainable debt poses a risk to the state - Godongwana

    The minister said that Eskom had not asked for money yet but the utility's debt was unsustainable.

    16 days ago
  • Premier Helen Zille officially switched on the newly-installed Solar Photovoltaic system in the Cape Town CBD on 19 October. The solar panels were set up at the Provincial Transport and Public Works Department offices. Image: Bertram Malgas/EWN.

    BUSA says businesses must invest in energy storage solutions

    SMMEs should consider investing in their own energy storage solutions in light of load-shedding, which is here to stay for the foreseeable future, according to Business Unity SA’s Environment and Energy Manager Happy Khambule.

    17 days ago
  • Eskom Megawatt Park. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza/Eyewitness News.

    Eskom meets with business over sustainable electricity supply solutions

    Eskom said the business sector can make a practical and impactful contribution towards sustainable electricity supply in the country:

    18 days ago
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