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Tuesday Morning Spice
26 Jul 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Cyril’s 10-point power plan. Potent weed ‘creating addicts’. Elon shares photo with Sergey Brin. Schumacher Ferrari on auction. Kardashians moan about Insta.
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Some Good Load Shedding News For A Change
22 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If all goes to plan, Eskom says it hopes to suspend load shedding soon, ending close to a month of EskomSePush notifications.
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Credit To Nando’s For Taking The Piss Out Of Load Shedding [Video]
21 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There is, according to Nando’s, some metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel.
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Cape Town’s Latest Eskom-Busting Initiative Gets Mixed Reactions
21 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In theory, the latest initiative allowing residents to sell excess power back to the city by introducing a cash incentive is a great move.
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Eskom Is About To Seriously Punish Off-The-Grid Homes
20 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Surely Eskom should be happy with users and homes that drastically reduce their monthly power usage? Apparently not.
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How Long Do Those 9kg Gas Heaters Last On Each Setting?
07 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve ever wondered how you can work out, with any degree of accuracy, how long your gas will last, then you’re in luck.
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Load Shedding Power Surges Are Causing Havoc
06 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The end of a load shedding shift is a welcome relief, but we should all make sure we’re taking a few precautions given what’s been happening up in Jozi
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Why Cape Town Is Stage Four And Everywhere Else Is Stage Six
30 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Crazy that we’re celebrating being ‘only’ on stage four. This is the new(ish) normal, so to speak. Get used to it.
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New Solar Option For People Who Can’t Afford Full Home Set-Up
29 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Eskom’s nonsense is driving a new era of solar, where more homeowners are keen to implement alternate power solutions.
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Take That, Eskom: Prepaid Solar Energy App Gets Ready To Launch
22 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Not only is Eskom’s nonsense driving this new era of solar, but also the country’s growing focus on renewable sources of power and disinvestment in coal.
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A Nasty Reminder Of Eskom’s Current Worst-Case Scenario
30 May 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom hadn’t expected to go beyond stage two in April or stage three in May, yet both months have seen us hit stage four.
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Commentators Lose It After Load Shedding Hits Currie Cup Match [Video]
16 May 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
With the match poised on a knife-edge heading into the final minute, darkness descended on the Mbombela Stadium.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
11 May 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Expect the worst power cuts SA has ever seen. Musk would drop Trump Twitter ban. Putin’s secret plan. Prince Albert paying Charlene.
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Load Shedding Is Here To Stay – Here’s Why
22 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said earlier this week South Africa needs “to face up to the facts”.
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The Staggering Amount Of Diesel Eskom Burns To (Sometimes) Keep The Lights On
22 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The past week has once again reminded us of how deep the rot runs at Eskom. You know things are bad when you breathe a sigh of relief as you’re downgraded to stage two.
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The Eskom ‘Best Case Scenario’ Is Pretty Depressing
19 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Hello, darkness, my old friend. Winter is coming and load shedding is back with a vengeance.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
19 Apr 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Eskom’s breakdown record. Elon crashing with friends. WhatsApp’s ‘last seen’ change. Ronaldo’s twin son tragically dies. Depp to testify today.
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There’s A Rather Worrying Issue Over At Koeberg
09 Mar 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom’s dropped the ball over at Koeberg, failing to complete a containment building needed to store radioactive parts.
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Cape Town’s Dead Serious About Getting Off Eskom’s Grid
03 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis gets his way we could soon be kissing Eskom’s grid farewell for good.
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Thursday Morning Spice
03 Feb 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Eskom’s ‘cardiac arrest’. CNN president resigns. Giuliani ruins ‘Masked Singer’. Serbia says Djokovic COVID-19 tests valid. Insta-famous resort exposed.
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Load Shedding In 2022: These Are The Danger Months
14 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Load shedding hasn’t struck the country for a decent stretch of time. But there it is, lurking in the shadows, and 2022 is going to be full of emergency alerts from EskomSePush.
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There’s Talk Of Stage Eight Load Shedding Again [Video]
15 Dec 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve heard talk of load shedding stage eight before – both in 2019 and earlier this year – and here we are again.
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“Bliksem Them” – Eskom’s CEO Has Hired Bodyguards
22 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s tenure at Eskom has been a bumpy ride from the moment he took the reins in January 2020.
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“It Looks Like It’s War”: Eskom Is Being Sabotaged From The Inside
19 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Senior Eskom officials believe incidents that have occurred this week represent “the clearest indication yet of a deliberate campaign to sabotage the country’s electricity supply”.
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Uncomfortable Truths About “Total Collapse” At Eskom
16 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We made it through a weekend without being load shed, so that’s something to celebrate. Looking ahead, however, points to tougher times.
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Lunchtime Viewing: America’s Power Grid Is Also A Total Mess [Video]
10 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Misery loves company, so you might be pleased to know that America also has a serious power grid problem.
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How Much It Actually Costs To Get Off Eskom’s Grid
09 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You know you’re in the midst of one of Eskom’s bad spells when articles about the cost of getting off the power grid pop up.
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Awkward Truth About The Kusile Power Station
09 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For all the talk of wet coal and those other excuses we’ve grown used to, the situation at Kusile power station is of dire concern.
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Monday Morning Spice
08 Nov 2021 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Load shedding all week. Heroin nostalgia. US reopens to travel. Naked Drakensberg hike. Sopranos end finally explained.
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Eskom Earns Another Badge Of Shame
06 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest black mark against Eskom’s name has nothing to do with load shedding. It relates to a damning report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
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