Eskom power cuts
Connect Us: Load shedding's impact on economy, and how to keep your lights on
Eskom has been placed under severe pressure due to its inability to produce power for South African households and businesses.
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Install prepaid meters or stay in the dark, Eskom tells Soweto residents
Soweto owes more than R4.5 billion with only a reported 40% of residents willing to actually pay for services.
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'Oh no,' Lindiwe Zulu left in the dark after power cut hits live TV interview
Reactions on Twitter ranged from people being amused at the situation and seeing a good opportunity to ask the minister how she felt about it.
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Eskom warns wage talks could result in disruptions, potential power cuts
On Tuesday, Eskom is heading to the central bargaining forum to discuss possible wage increases with The National Union of Mineworkers, The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Solidarity.
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Load reduction gives some GP residents gloomy start to long weekend
Eskom deliberately cut power to many communities in these parts of Gauteng at 5 am, with the utility saying it was safeguarding its network from overloading.
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Eskom cuts power in Soweto, the Vaal
The power utility said it was trying to prevent network overloading in high density communities in Gauteng.
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Eskom scraps planned load shedding
Stage two power cuts were rolled out for much of Saturday, and stage one outages were scheduled for Sunday.
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Eskom CEO appeals for ‘patience & understanding’ as power cuts loom
Although there has been a reprieve for many businesses and households in recent months, Eskom still has to repair problematic power stations - a process that will take a long time.
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Eskom deliberately cuts power in large parts of Joburg
It says the outages are part of its "load reduction timetable" which aims to prevent network overloading in Gauteng communities.
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Eskom deliberately cuts power to large parts of Tshwane
The power utility implemented so called "load reduction" in many communities in Tshwane.
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Load shedding returns – power cuts resume from 4 pm on Tuesday
Eskom managed to suspend load shedding until Tuesday afternoon after returning more generation units back to service.
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Eskom suspends load shedding and hopes to keep the lights on for the weekend
Eskom said its suspended power cuts for Friday and said it hoped to avoid blackouts over the next 48 hours.
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Stage 2 power cuts to kick in from 4pm today, Eskom confirms
The power utility said that the power system was severely constrained.
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We'll let you know, when we know – Eskom on status of loadshedding
Eskom says it will update South Africans on Friday afternoon on whether it will ramp up loadshedding from stage two or even scrap loadshedding for the weekend.
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Power cuts to carry on into next year, warns Eskom's De Ruyter
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter told the Cape Town Press Club that the power cuts were a symptom of underlying instability at Eskom.
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Diepsloot residents divided over protest action
Some community leaders in Diepsloot are calling on residents not to take part in Monday’s planned shutdown in the area. They are worried that criminal elements may try to hijack the move which is aimed at raising genuine complaints.
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Alex without electricity after fire at City Power sub-station
It's not clear what started the blaze but the utility said it suspects vandalism.
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Power cuts set to continue in Zim if debts not settled, Eskom says
State power company Zesa Holdings LTD has admitted that the power crisis looks set to continue until it clears its debts.
