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electricity
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Amazon Will Be Making Its Own Electricity In South Africa
11 Dec 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Amazon has announced that it will be adding 26 new “utility-scale” wind and solar projects around the world, including in South Africa.
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Why The Price Of SA’s Electricity Will Soon Spike
29 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A court ruling in favour of Eskom means that we could be looking at a significant electricity tariff hike next year.
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What Eskom’s Proposed ‘Critical Peak Days’ Tariff Means For The Public
15 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Eskom wants to introduce a new ‘critical peak day tariff’, with the aim of decreasing electricity consumption in South Africa.
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Koeberg Has A Serious Radioactive Waste Problem
26 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Eskom is in charge of our very own Koeberg nuclear plant. No prizes for guessing that there could be a crisis in the near future.
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Load Shedding Tip – How To Ensure Your Internet Stays Connected
15 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Unfortunately, load shedding is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t stay connected, online, and active when the lights go out.
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Jozi’s Prepaid Electricity System Under Attack From Computer Virus
25 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Jozi prepaid electricity users have been left in the dark following a ransomware attack on City Power’s systems.
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Eskom’s Future Problems Summarised In Four Graphs
02 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
We all knew Eskom was in trouble, but it looks like things won’t be getting much better any time soon.
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How To Keep Your Business Running During Load Shedding
03 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Load shedding has been suspended, but experts know that it will soon be back with a bang. Here’s how to keep your business going when the lights go out.
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Keen To Get Your House Off The Grid? Here’s How Much It Will Cost In South Africa
27 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re keen to avoid load shedding forever, you might want to consider going off the grid. Here’s how much it will cost, according to three local companies.
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The High Cost Of Living In South Africa Compared To Other Countries
14 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’re feeling economically drained, you aren’t alone. Here’s how the cost of living in South Africa compares to other countries.
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The Coal (And Carbon) Required To Charge That ‘Clean’ Electric Vehicle Of Yours
06 Nov 2018 by Carrie / 2 Comments
Bloomberg compared the mileage and efficiency of various fuels, in order to determine whether electric cars really are the most eco-friendly way to travel.
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Eskom’s Latest Financial Report Is A Real Kick In The Teeth
23 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
South Africans are not going to be happy with the struggling power utility, which released its financial results today. It’s a trainwreck.
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Eskom Is Rolling Out Load Shedding Again – Check If You’re Affected Here
15 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 1 Comment
Brace yourself – the cash-strapped utility is implementing load shedding around the country, with today’s efforts kicking off at 11:30 this morning.
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If You Own Property In Cape Town The City Has A Nasty Surprise For You
12 Apr 2017 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
The City of Cape Town is looking to cover some additional costs, and it’s the people who will have to make up the difference.
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Eskom Are Royally Screwing This Family In Khayelitsha
12 Aug 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Eskom has a knack for failing to deliver necessary services to the public, and now the Public Prosecutor has fired back with some stinging criticism.
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These Are The Top 10 Electricity Abusers In Your House – Even When Switched Off [Infographic]
28 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
As South Africa’s electricity prices soar, it’s in everyone’s interest to be aware of just which appliances are sucking the life out of your household.
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Jozi Prepares For Total Blackout
09 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Corruption-related strikes could see the City of Johannesburg and its surrounding suburbs plunge into darkness.
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In South Africa It’s A National Headline If The Electricity Stays On For A Week
17 Aug 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A week of electricity deserves nothing more than a national headline as Eskom attempts to encourage positivity with its epically failed brand.
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Cape Gangs Will Not Be Exposed To Loadshedding
20 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The gangs of Cape Town are apparently rather enjoying the Eskom outages as no one can see them coming. So what is The City doing about it?
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Load Shedding Returns – Here’s The Schedule
03 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Those guys over at Eskom are such jokers. As if we’re not having to deal enough with greater Cape Town burning down, we now have to actually do it in the dark.
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VICE Magazine Just Published This Article About SA’s Power Grid Being ‘On The Brink Of Collapse’
10 Feb 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Here’s a lighthearted article about Eskom and what the world thinks of our little energy crisis.
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You Can Kick Eskom To The Curb For About R350 000 [Infographic]
29 Jan 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you afraid of the dark? Sorry for you. Eskom says the darkness will carry on for a good few years. You can either invest in a candle factory or go Off The Grid.
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Eskom – SA Could Come To A Standstill
08 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I feel like this electricity problem is really bringing our country together: EVERYONE can talk about it, whether rich, poor, purple, green, jobless or MD. It’s great.
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Finally – They’ve Made A Site That Gives You Load Shedding Info – Just Type In Your Address
05 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Finally, an easy way to organise your day around Eskom’s magnificent load shedding. Now you can still have the girls over for tea and actually have boiling water. #FunTimes
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Here Are All The Load Shedding Times For Cape Town
03 Nov 2014 by chelsea / No Comments
Time to schedule your life down to the tee, as one of the sources we take for granted in our daily lives gets sporadically taken away from us.
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This Is Why You Are Paying More For Your Electricity Lately
30 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
With Winter in full force in the Cape (even though it doesn’t seem like it most days), electrical bills are skyrocketing, with citizens claiming that their bills “almost doubled”, but why is this?
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BREAKING: Eskom ‘Declares Emergency’
12 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom has announced that the electrical grid is under strain and South Africa is undergoing an electrical emergency with regards to a major spike in usage.
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Are You Alarmed By The Price Of AA Batteries? Well That’s All About to Change..
21 May 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Why is the one size battery we use the most – the ‘penlight’ – so damn expensive? Surely something so heavily used would have come down in price by now? Well, they have. Try R169 for 48 AA batteries! DELIVERED!
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This Device Will Power Your Laptop After The Apocalypse [VIDEO]
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When the last lightbulb goes out, and the last diesel generator is snatched away from you at the bombed-out Pick n Pay, how will you charge your laptop so you can go on Facebook and like statuses?
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Tech Report: Chemical LED Lights Could Be Eskom’s Saviour [VIDEO]
12 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom has the very serious problem of trying to increase electricity output while managing the already stressed grid. Of course, they could do this by discouraging electricity use, but that would cause shrinkage in production and consumption, hurting our economy. Lucky for Eskom, a South African company called Illuminate is producing a light that will take a load off our electricity grid without asking us to turn off the lights
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