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Back with a bang: Eskom to up power cuts to stage 2 on Tuesday
The power cuts made a return on Monday morning after nearly two weeks of the utility keeping South Africa's light on.
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Stage 1 load shedding makes a comeback on Monday morning
The power cuts will begin at 9 am and are likely to last until at least 11 pm as the utility works to resolve unplanned breakdowns at its ageing power plants.
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Eskom says likelihood of load shedding remains high
The power utility cited a rise in unplanned breakdowns at its stations and said the system was constrained, vulnerable, and unpredictable.
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Load shedding unlikely on Sunday
On Saturday afternoon Eskom said it had lost seven generation units at four power stations due to various technical faults.
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Eskom now says high risk of load shedding for Saturday
The power utility had earlier said there was no load shedding planned for the weekend.
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No lead shedding planned for this weekend
Eskom said there would be no load shedding on Saturday and Sunday, but warned that the system remained constrained.
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Malema: Disruption is the only way to reclaim our economy
Speaking at the Black Business Council Summit at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema says that just like renovating a house, there will always be problems, but, eventually, you'll get your house in order.
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Eskom is the biggest threat to SA’s economy - Malema
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter brought in white companies to assist the ailing SOE, and that was part of the problems at the power utility.
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Eskom to institute liquidation proceedings against Trillian
Eskom CE André de Ruyter said the utility had a moral duty and legal obligation to do everything it could to claw back all the monies which were illegally paid out during the height of state capture.
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System vulnerable but Eskom predicts no load shedding for Thursday
The power utility said there had been fewer unplanned breakdowns, which had helped to boost available capacity.
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Eskom board gets a tongue lashing from Scopa
The Eskom board’s appearance before Scopa didn’t get off to a good start, with MPs expressing their dissatisfaction with the quality of information they had presented.
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DA looking at legal options to stop govt using pension funds to save Eskom
The government was already in talks with Cosatu about its offer to help cut Eskom's R450bn debt by R250bn using state workers' pension savings.
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David Mabuza questions contribution of IPPs to SA’s power grid
The deputy president was responding to oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Tuesday.
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Eskom CEO De Ruyter says he’s finding common ground with unions
Eskom CEO André De Ruyter has been in office now for over two months and said he still didn’t regret taking the job.
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Ramaphosa: Private pension funds could also help revamp Eskom
Cosatu is already in talks with the government over its offer for state workers’ pension savings to be used to cut Eskom’s R450 billion debt by R250 billion, although a number of unions are opposed to this.
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Eskom will not fail - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said there were ongoing discussions and proposals on how to reduce Eskom's debt.
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Mabuza: Soweto can’t boycott Eskom forever, they must pay up
Deputy President David Mabuza was responding to questions from members of the National Council of Provinces on a number of issues from land grabs to Eskom and energy supply.
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Workers not responsible for cleaning up govt's Eskom mess - Solidarity
The organisation has told Eyewitness News that it is waiting on the scheme, which was earmarked at investing R250 billion into Eskom to be adopted before heading to court to challenge it.
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Eskom doing all it can to get municipalities to pay up - De Ruyter
Last week, Eskom cut power to the Western Cape’s rail systems due to nonpayment.
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Mabuza: Eskom's generation problems constraining SA's development
Deputy President Davi Mabuza's comments about Eskom failing the economy come shortly after Stats SA released figures effectively placing the country in a technical recession.
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Solidarity ready to challenge Nedlac plan to have PIC save Eskom
The union has described the plan as irrational and immoral, stating that Eskom was a too high risk to invest in.
