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Civil unrest turns deadly in Guinea
Guinea’s response to the coronavirus has exacerbated the country’s existing fault lines
Get out of the way, Eskom
There’s only one option for South Africa and that is to scrap the flailing power utility
Offline horrors hit home affairs
One of the department’s centres was unavailable for 130 out of SA’s 248 working days in the past year
Nine and a half weeks in Vodahell
'For a communications company, Vodacom is exceptionally bad at communicating'
Eskom coal silo under stress since January – Union
A coal storage silo that collapsed at Majuba power station in Mpumalanga had been showing signs of stress since January, says trade union Solidarity.
Eskom: Majuba coal silo collapse has ‘significant consequences’
South Africans are to brace themselves for more rolling blackouts while Eskom struggles to keep the lights on as a coal storage silo collapses.
Baragwanath blames power cuts on two employees
The Gauteng department of health has given warning letters to two employees over power outages at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.
Eskom says power supply is tight during maintenance
Eskom says its power system is expected to be constrained for two weeks as generators are being maintained.
Power play casts Zim in the dark
Electricity crisis has worsened as power stations break down and international investors stay away from Zimbabwe.
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