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Ramaphosa announces Eskom task team members
The high-level task team will assist with Eskom’s operational, structural and financial challenges.
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Ramaphosa to announce special task team to turn around troubled Eskom
President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking during a wide-ranging interview with Xolani Gwala on Talk Radio 702 and Cape Talk.
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[WATCH] President Ramaphosa in conversation with Xolani Gwala
Radio 702 host Xolani Gwala has an exclusive interview with President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss the issues he has faced since taking up office this year.
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Eskom secures R 1.5bn loan agreement from France’s AFD
Eskom recently started load shedding due to what it says is a shortage of coal supply to its power stations.
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Eskom says coal shortage crisis gradually improving
The power utility had previously said that it would need at least two years to remedy its coal shortage.
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Load shedding: SA not out of the woods yet, cautions Eskom
The power utility says it is doing everything possible to restore units that are currently offline due to maintenance.
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Eskom has no plans to increase renewable energy capacity, says Gordhan
Minister Pravin Gordhan says no determinations in terms of Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act has been made for Eskom to be able to build new renewable plants.
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[LISTEN] South Africans most negative people in world, survey finds. Here's why
Professor Sagie Narsiah from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s sociology department says our experience of everyday life is why South Africans have a negative outlook.
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Eskom's load shedding a diversion, claims former exec Matshela Koko
He's tweeted that load shedding is a diversion, saying there's no need for it and something is horribly wrong to justify intentional outages when there is adequate generating capacity.
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Correctional Services Dept 'fully equipped' to deal with power cuts
Eskom has struggled to keep the lights on in recent weeks with stage 1 and 2 load shedding implemented on an almost daily basis.
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Eskom holds off on load shedding for second consecutive day
Eskom's Khulu Phasiwe says that at this stage, the system is looking relatively stable.
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Eskom warns SA to be ready for power cuts if unexpected breakdowns happen
Eskom says it will have to review a decision to halt load shedding for a month if there are any more unexpected breakdowns at its power stations this festive season.
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Concerns raised over increased crime activity during load shedding
National police say officers do have the capacity to ensure citizens and their belongings are safe despite being easy targets during load shedding.
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#LoadShedding: National power grid stable, for now
On Saturday night the utility warned there was a high probability of another day of scheduled power cuts, but the national power grid seems stable, for now.
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Use electricity sparingly, urges Eskom
On Saturday night the the utility warned there was a high probability of another day of scheduled power cuts.
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Load shedding is cancelled for today
Eskom says at least two large generating units have now come online.
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Will Eskom take legal action against companies doing shoddy work?
Eskom says shoddy work done by contractors is costing money and has contributed to load shedding.
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Eskom: High probability for stage 2 load shedding today
Eskom has however vowed to keep the lights on from 15 December to the 15 January without any power cuts.
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Eskom: High probability of stage 2 load shedding for Sunday
The power utility says the breakdowns have impacted on the availability of sufficient generation capacity.
