We live in fear of water outages, say residents in Joburg’s Melville
/ 22 June 2023

We live in fear of water outages, say residents in Joburg’s Melville

Ratepayers have warned Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda of legal action if the problem is not resolved

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‘Load-shedding will continue until 2027’
/ 9 November 2022

‘Load-shedding will continue until 2027’

Eskom has faced chronic power supply constraints over the last year

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Editorial: We are a shredded nation
/ 7 October 2022

Editorial: We are a shredded nation

The fact that we are lamenting water cuts speaks volumes of our privilege, particularly when there are parts of the country where people have to walk kilometres to get a few buckets of the precious liquid and don’t have adequate sanitation

Opposition pulls plug on DA’s R26bn proposal for private power in Tshwane
/ 17 August 2022

Opposition pulls plug on DA’s R26bn proposal for private power in Tshwane

DA’s attempt to move away from Eskom’s power outages put on hold after parties accuse mayor of flouting municipal legislation

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Mantashe is pumping gas
/ 16 April 2021

Mantashe is pumping gas

The minister believes liquified petroleum gas is needed in the energy mix, but some experts are not convinced of its merits

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Why South Africa’s electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years
/ 6 April 2021

Why South Africa’s electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years

South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours a day, whenever the country’s electricity system is overloaded. Such overloading currently happens on 40-50 days a year. Eskom, the country’s power utility, recently admitted that such interruptions are likely to persist […]