Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe are talking about 18 months to two years, but experts reckon those estimates are far from the truth.
Cape Town may be able to ease those Eskom woes through buying energy from independent power producers (IPPs), which will be welcomed by residents.
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Andre de Ruyter has the unenviable task of trying to turn Eskom around. It’s a good thing his hair is already grey.
Load shedding is bad enough without those in the Southern Suburbs having to worry about their beloved Woolies.
Eskom wants to introduce a new ‘critical peak day tariff’, with the aim of decreasing electricity consumption in South Africa.
The World Bank has been watching on closely as load shedding returns, and the organisation has some pretty bleak predictions about what lies ahead.
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Over the years, South Africans have had to develop a rather odd sense of humour about things like load shedding. Here’s Madam & Eve sticking the boot in.
South Africa’s most celebrated cartoonist has given Ramaphosa and our government a double dose this week.
According to President Ramaphosa, there are some nefarious circumstances behind the latest round of load shedding.
The good news is that we are, at the time of writing, sitting on Stage Four. The bad news is that things can, and may well, get far worse before they get any better.
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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.
Despite the fact that Eskom has hired significantly more people over the years, productivity is at an all-time low.
A lot of Eskom’s problems seem to be linked to the Medupi power station, and the situation is worse than you may think.
If you thought traffic in the likes of Cape Town and Jozi was already a disaster, wait until load shedding strikes again.
Earlier this morning, a notification popped up on my phone about the return of the dreaded load shedding. Let’s hear from Eskom, then.
Just when you think you might have seen the back of load shedding, it looks set to rear its ugly head once more.
We’re all keen to cut out the need to rely on Eskom, and that’s especially true for some of our country’s farmers. Get ready for the red tape brigade.
Eskom is struggling to keep the lights on, with years of mismanagement and corrupt practice finally catching up with them. It doesn’t help when the coal looks like this.
It seems like everyone is making use of load shedding app EskomSePush, so let’s see how its creators went from humble beginnings to in excess of a million users.
Eskom talks a good game about getting us out of this mess, but if you cast an eye to the future, the picture is a little less pretty.
Yesterday, Pravin Gordhan, his new technical review team, and Eskom’s top brass announced their new plans. Not everyone seems impressed.
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.
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.
If you’re not all that confident in the brains trust at Eskom, you’re not alone. Zapiro rolled out some familiar favourites to drive home his point.
Eskom has been quick to rubbish reports of stage five and six load shedding. One expert, who calls them “absolute liars”, says it’s already happening.