Electricity
'Eskom misleads us a lot, there isn’t much put aside for maintenance'
Refilwe Moloto interviews energy expert Adil Nchabeleng.
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'South Africa needs a Marshall Plan to end its load shedding nightmare'
John Maytham interviews energy analyst Chris Yelland of EE Business Intelligence.
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Gordhan hits back at critics on SA's energy crisis: ‘Eskom is not broken’
Gordhan took aim at opposition speakers who accused the African National Congress (ANC) of running the power utility into the ground and presiding over a criminal looting network at the state-owned company.
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What in the megawatt? Stellies prof breaks down some of Eskom's 'energy jargon'
Breakfast host Refilwe Moloto chats to Professor Thinus Booysen from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University.
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City Power working to restore power in Eldorado Park, 12 distributors stolen
City Power said there have been about ten power outage incidents and has had to attend to them in the area.
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Slain Kgomotso Diale joined electricity protest to help community, says family
Kgomotso Diale was shot and killed on Monday, allegedly by Lesotho nationals at the Chicken Farm informal settlement after community members went to ask about the recent theft of power cables.
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Delft residents delighted after homes connected to power grid after 7 months
More than 100 residents in the Eindhoven area had been without power since receiving homes last year, which were prioritised for the elderly and the disabled.
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Eskom finally connects Delft residents to the grid
On Monday, Eskom met with residents at the Zoe Church in the area where they held a switch-on ceremony.
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SCA ruling opens door for Eskom to recover debt from defunct municipalities
In a major ruling last week, the SCA found that Eskom was legally entitled to receive payment from municipalities for the electricity it supplied them.
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Power supplied to some Eindhoven community members - months after moving in
Over 100 residents of the area in Delft have for months been pleading with the City of Cape Town and Eskom to connect them to the power grid.
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Eskom suspends services in Dutywa after protesting residents threaten workers
A team of workers was threatened, and their vehicle was vandalised by protesting residents earlier this week.
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After illegal connections cut, Kanana residents now ready to pay for power
City Power, police and JMPD officers took part in a blitz operation in the area on Tuesday to remove illegal connections.
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CoCT closer to own power after opening first round of procurement from IPPs
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has plans for the metro to become the first city in South Africa to be free of rolling power cuts.
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Tshwane to continue cutting services for owing clients despite legal threats
The metro has been cutting off water and electricity supply to several business and government departments whose accounts have been in arrears for more than three months.
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City of Tshwane vows to continue cutting services to clients who are in arrears
The city is owed around R17 billion in rates, power and other services.
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City of Tshwane to cut services to customers with accounts in arrears
In a statement, the city said that its aggressive and unprecedented revenue collection campaign was aimed at clawing back some of the R17 billion sitting on its debtor's book by cutting off electricity and water.
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Eskom cuts power to parts of Dlamini after workers denied access
The utility said the community is denying its workers access to the area to install prepaid meters.
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Kempton Park to go another night without power
There's been a power outage in the area since Friday due to faulty cables.
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City Power scrambles to restore electricity in Lenasia by Monday
City Power said the blaze may have been sparked by lightning. However, the utility is investigating to determine if there was any foul play.
