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Electricity

Load-shedding solutions: Geewiz 1200VA inverter with 100Ah battery
Business
/ 11 July 2022

Load-shedding solutions: Geewiz 1200VA inverter with 100Ah battery

The 720 watt unit can deliver up to four hours of battery life based on a 150W consumption, covering a TV, lamp, WiFi router and laptop.

By Nafisa Akabor
Editorial: A political solution from Ramaphosa or Gordhan will not solve the Eskom load-shedding crisis
Editorial
/ 1 July 2022

Editorial: A political solution from Ramaphosa or Gordhan will not solve the Eskom load-shedding crisis

After more than 10 years of meddling and the countless executive game of musical chairs, please leave political actors out of Eskom problem-solving. This is a problem to be solved by Andre de Ruyter and the unions and the ‘rogue’ employees working outside the established channels

By Editorial
Workers didn’t cause Eskom crisis
Business
/ 1 July 2022

Workers didn’t cause Eskom crisis

The utility’s employees went on an unprotected strike but years of poor decisions wrecked the energy producer

By Duma Gqubule
Electricity for all in Africa in eight years a possibility but ‘formidable’ task
Africa
/ 27 June 2022

Electricity for all in Africa in eight years a possibility but ‘formidable’ task

The Africa Energy Outlook 2022 report charts how the continent can get electricity to everyone by 2030.

By Sipho Kings
Opposition demands that Ramaphosa account for incident in which money was stolen from his farm
Politics
/ 9 June 2022

Opposition demands that Ramaphosa account for incident in which money was stolen from his farm

EFF tries to disrupt president’s speech to Parliament by bringing up deluge of points of order

By Bongeka Gumede
Mr President, we have another state of disaster, and it’s Eskom
Opinion
/ 23 May 2022

Mr President, we have another state of disaster, and it’s Eskom

The Covid-19 state of disaster response proved how quickly a government can act when it needs to

By Miguel da Silva
Johannesburg’s electricity infrastructure under siege from murderous criminals
National
/ 7 April 2022

Johannesburg’s electricity infrastructure under siege from murderous criminals

South Africa must deal with the economic sabotage that is keeping the country in the dark

By Michael Sun
Eskom reintroduces stage two load-shedding after Medupi unit three breaks down
National
/ 7 March 2022

Eskom reintroduces stage two load-shedding after Medupi unit three breaks down

Load-shedding will be in place from 5pm on Monday to 5am on Wednesday

By Eunice Masson
Budget 2022: ‘There is a real risk that jobs lost to the pandemic may never return’
Business
/ 23 February 2022

Budget 2022: ‘There is a real risk that jobs lost to the pandemic may never return’

Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance

By Sarah Smit
Sona 2022: We will continue to support gas development — Ramaphosa
The Green Guardian
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: We will continue to support gas development — Ramaphosa

But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’

By Sheree Bega
Load-shedding on the cards as Eskom prioritises maintenance
National
/ 27 January 2022

Load-shedding on the cards as Eskom prioritises maintenance

Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer says the utility will continue with planned maintenance, even at the risk of load-shedding

By Anathi Madubela
We’re going back to abnormal
Opinion
/ 20 January 2022

We’re going back to abnormal

When one state of disaster ends, we’ll enter the other, familiar one, where service failure is the endemic pandemic.

By Paddy Harper
An Eskom-free future is on the cards
Business
/ 24 December 2021

An Eskom-free future is on the cards

Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources

By Tunicia Phillips and Anathi Madubela
Load-shedding: South Africa teeters on the brink as five generating units collapse
National
/ 16 November 2021

Load-shedding: South Africa teeters on the brink as five generating units collapse

Eskom appeals to the public to help the utility to avoid more power outages by reducing electricity usage

By Sarah Smit
Eskom lifts load-shedding a day early
National
/ 11 November 2021

Eskom lifts load-shedding a day early

The beleaguered power utility has managed to recover 2000 megawatts in partial load losses from when it implemented stage four load-shedding earlier in the week

By Sarah Smit
Petrol, power price hikes hit South Africa hard
Business
/ 7 November 2021

Petrol, power price hikes hit South Africa hard

Households are reeling after the fuel price hike, as electricity is set to go up by 15.06% in 2022

By Anathi Madubela
Eskom: Light will shine on election
Business
/ 28 October 2021

Eskom: Light will shine on election

Earlier this week, the ailing utility’s chief operating officer assured the public it would try to avoid load-shedding as voters head to the polls on Monday

By Tunicia Phillips
Eskom resorts to stage four load-shedding
National
/ 27 October 2021

Eskom resorts to stage four load-shedding

Stage-four outages will continue until Friday after the loss of two units during the night, and three in total at Medupi, Kusile and Matla power plants tripping

By Emsie Ferreira
Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’
Politics
/ 26 October 2021

Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’

The Ekurhuleni mayor’s family home and the Katlehong section in which it is situated are spared the debilitating five-hour blackouts from powerless Eskom

By Khaya Koko
Eskom will try to avoid blackouts during local government elections
Politics
/ 25 October 2021

Eskom will try to avoid blackouts during local government elections

Chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said the ailing state power utility’s staff would be on standby as South Africans cast their votes on 1 November

By Sarah Smit
Godongwana: South Africa needs to reform power industry
Business
/ 1 October 2021

Godongwana: South Africa needs to reform power industry

The finance minister says the government must build a conducive environment for investment into South Africa

By Anathi Madubela
We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto
Politics
/ 28 September 2021

We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto

At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party

By Lizeka Tandwa
EFF produces ambitious manifesto, promising land redistribution
Politics
/ 26 September 2021

EFF produces ambitious manifesto, promising land redistribution

The EFF has made bold promises to root out corruption in ailing municipalities and redistribute land to the poor ahead of this year’s local government elections.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Nersa approves Karpowership generation licences
Business
/ 22 September 2021

Nersa approves Karpowership generation licences

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has questioned why Nersa has not immediately provided its reasons for issuing the controversial generation licences

By Anathi Madubela
Eskom’s double-digit tariff request unaffordable for struggling consumers
Business
/ 5 September 2021

Eskom’s double-digit tariff request unaffordable for struggling consumers

Eskom price hike is ‘unsustainable’

By Lyse Comins
Nuke hearings: Eskom safety plans ‘f lawed’
The Green Guardian
/ 28 August 2021

Nuke hearings: Eskom safety plans ‘f lawed’

Environmental groups have warned that a green light from the national energy regulator for a new nuclear power plant will be challenged in court

By Tunicia Phillips
Inventive cold chain solutions for Africa
Opinion
/ 18 August 2021

Inventive cold chain solutions for Africa

Africa’s particular logistical challenges require inventive solutions for keeping vaccines cold while not relying on the electricity grid

By Stefano Marani
US firm Jacobs clinches portion of R20bn contract for Koeberg modifications
The Green Guardian
/ 12 August 2021

US firm Jacobs clinches portion of R20bn contract for Koeberg modifications

The project will extend operating life of South Africa’s only nuclear power plant by another 20 years

By Sheree Bega
Non-delivery sparks citizens’ legal action in Eastern Cape
National
/ 8 August 2021

Non-delivery sparks citizens’ legal action in Eastern Cape

Fed-up residents and businesses are turning to the courts to get their local councils to take action on power outages, sewage overflows, unrepaired roads and other failures to deliver services

By Lucas Ledwaba
Give Africa clean energy funds – IEA
The Green Guardian
/ 27 June 2021

Give Africa clean energy funds – IEA

Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director, says wealthy countries have a ‘moral responsibility’ to enable a just transition

By Sheree Bega
Karpowership environmental impact assessments thrown out
The Green Guardian
/ 24 June 2021

Karpowership environmental impact assessments thrown out

Department of forestry, fisheries and environment refuses to grant environmental authorisation for gas-to-power projects

By Sheree Bega
Young people call for an end to the terrible legacy of coal
The Green Guardian
/ 19 June 2021

Young people call for an end to the terrible legacy of coal

‘The generation of 1976 did not fight to end the injustices of their time only for there to be the dawn of a climate apartheid’

By Gabriel Klaasen, Mitchelle Mhaka, Sibusiso Mazomba and Sarah Robyn Farrell
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