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#Loadshedding: 'This is economic sabotage', says ANC to Eskom
The country is currently experiencing stage three outages after Eskom took the drastic decision to implement stage four on Monday, which is the severe level.
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[OPINION] The crack in Eskom. How do we get the light back in?
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says there doesn't seem to be any music to light our way in the Eskom-induced darkness.
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CT home business owners say stage 4 power cut affected revenue
Venessa Human, a hairdresser from Retreat, lost out on four clients on Monday when she had to send them away because she didn’t have power.
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Opposition parties question Ramaphosa's leadership after Eskom comments
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said he was angry that the situation at Eskom had reached a stage of dysfunctionality.
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[LISTEN] Unbundling Eskom a step in the right direction?
Energy expert Chris Yelland says the unbundling of the power utility will come with a number of benefits including driving more assets into the different businesses.
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Sacci: 'Load shedding sends bad message to investors'
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO, Alan Mukoki, says the latest round of load shedding sends a bad message to investors.
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In-depth audit into Eskom's problems to take 3 months, says CEO
Eskom CEO Phakamani Hadebe says this audit is to give clarity on the magnitude of the problem at the power utility.
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PetroSA looks to plug Eskom's diesel gap
PetroSA is in talks with power firm Eskom to supply it with diesel to prevent further electricity cuts, PetroSA’s acting chief executive said on Tuesday, as national power cuts entered a third consecutive day.
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Eskom, SA's energy situaton 'should not be like that', says Ramaphosa
South Africans are looking to President Ramaphosa for answers after Monday’s stage 4 load shedding.
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Businesses concerned by revenue loss, employment as load shedding bites
Many business owners say the load shedding means a loss of revenue and dire consequences for workers.
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Expert: Stage 4 load shedding indication of how dire situation is at Eskom
Stage 4 load shedding has never been implemented before, and this drastic measure by Eskom took the country by surprise.
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Load shedding putting businesses under severe pressure, says Sacci
Sacci CEO Alan Mukoki says the unexpected stage four load shedding is causing disruption with production and will ultimately limit job creation.
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Eskom CEO Hadebe: 'Breakdown of 7 units could have been avoided'
On Monday, the utility implemented stage 4 load shedding, saying the system needed 4,000 megawatts off the grid to avoid a nationwide blackout.
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Economy, unemployment, corruption & Eskom likely to dominate Sona debate
In his Sona on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said 2019 will be dedicated to reflecting on how far the country’s come 25 years since the dawn of democracy.
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Eskom moves to stage 3 load shedding for Tuesday
This follows the surprise move to stage 4 power cuts on Monday after the power utility announced stage 2 power cuts on Sunday.
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Medupi, Kusile reliability a concern for Eskom board as system audit looms
Eskom management met with Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday after stage 4 was unexpectedly implemented on Monday.
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[WATCH] Power play: Eskom says load shedding won't be a daily thing
With Eskom having implemented stage 4 load shedding on Monday 11 February 2019, and the expectation of power cuts continuing into April, the utility says there won't be power cuts every day.
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Eskom board launches ‘in-depth audit’ amid load shedding
In a statement, the board said it convened an urgent meeting with the company’s executive management and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.
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#LoadShedding: 'It was dark in class, we didn't have lunch at school'
While South Africans vent their frustration and anger at Eskom, EWN spoke to pupils who were a little more optimistic, saying they believe it’s only temporary.
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#LoadShedding: Some traffic lights out, motorists urged to be patient
Eskom is implementing stage 4 load shedding as it needs to shed 4,000 megawatts urgently.
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DA waits for Mbete on urgent load shedding debate
Eskom cranked upload shedding from stage two on Sunday, to stage four on Monday.