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Phew! No load shedding this week, Eskom promises
Eskom's Dikatso Mothae said Eskom managed to maintain stability at its Medupi power station.
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Another R59 billion allocated for Eskom bailout
The National Assembly has adopted a bill which allocates R59 billion to cash-strapped electricity utility Eskom.
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Mboweni: I’m burdened with finding resources for SOEs
Replying to debate on the Special Appropriation Bill on Tuesday, Tito Mboweni gave Members of Parliament a long list of the demands on him and the fiscus since he took up the position last October.
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Eskom a step closer to receiving R59bn bailout, Mboweni says issue beyond money
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the correct people needed to be appointed to Eskom’s board and management, and that the government must then be in a position to hold them accountable for Eskom’s operations.
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Eskom's R59bn bailout closer after Special Appropriation Bill passed
The Bill must now be approved by the National Council of Provinces before it can be signed into law by the president.
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Ministers no-show at Parly meeting over money owed to Eskom
Eskom is in crisis and owed billions in municipal debt but not one minister was available to brief the watchdog over public spending, Scopa.
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Eskom: No load shedding on Tuesday
The electricity supplier has managed to keep the lights on since Sunday after implementing load shedding for four straight days last week.
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Medupi manager's resignation not related to load shedding, says Eskom
The Medupi power station has been at the center of the recent load shedding due to coal and handling issues that created a shortage of generation capacity.
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Eskom urges South Africans to use power sparingly
There has been a two-day halt on power cuts since load shedding started last week Wednesday due to faulty generating units.
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Eskom CEO announcement to be made soon - Ramaphosa
The crisis-hit utility has been hobbled by technical and financial problems, and implemented days of power cuts last week after a number of its generating units broke down.
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There is urgency to act on SA's energy supply, says Ramaphosa
In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa has also assured South Africans that technicians were working around the clock to fix problems at several power stations to restore stability.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Permanent Eskom CEO will be appointed 'soon'
In his weekly message to the country, President Ramaphosa says it's understandable that South Africans are frustrated and angry following the latest round of load shedding.
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Eskom: No load shedding expected today, but could be implemented last minute
The cash-strapped state-owned enterprise said this was due to many of its units back online after maintenance and its healthy water levels.
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No load shedding today but power system remains constrained – Eskom
After four straight days of blackouts, the utility said load shedding could be implemented should there be any breakdown at its plants.
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UPDATE: Eskom says it cannot guarantee if there won't be load shedding tomorrow
Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 9 am until 11 pm on Saturday.
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Clean energy to be the main source of generating electricity, says Mantashe
He said while coal generation would continue for the foreseeable future, clean energy would gradually increase in the period to 2030.
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Malfunctioning equipment the reason why we are load shedding – Eskom
Stage 1 load shedding on Saturday is expected to start at 9 am until 11 pm.
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Eskom power cuts see City Power suspend maintenance work on infrastructure
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said that since the rolling blackouts began, its been difficult for them to do their work without interruptions and safety concerns.
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Saturday load shedding unavoidable, says Eskom as it confirms stage 1 cuts
The power utility had promised to work towards limiting load shedding this weekend after two days of power cuts.
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City Power: Techs working to restore power to suburbs hit by fault power lines
Some of these communities were without electricity since Thursday morning and were affected over and above by the rolling blackouts implemented by Eskom this week.
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Load shedding sees some Gauteng matrics unable to write IT exam
The Gauteng Education Department said that nine candidates were not able to write their Information Technology exam on Thursday.
