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latest news & developments
Eskom dismisses concerns of iminent grid collapse
Struggling utility is prepared for the worst, saying the cost to bring South Africa back online cannot be quantified
Eskom fears revenue dip as appetite for solar PV grows
Exorbitant electricity tariffs and longer stages of load-shedding have forced consumers to urgently seek off-grid alternatives
Higher load-shedding stages don’t mean grid collapse — Ramokgopa
Control measures are in place, minister reassured the public
Fearing three-week blackout, banks ramp up contingency plans
Steps have been taken to control money flow in the event of a temporary grid collapse
Editorial: Stage eight and the nation bickers on
In all the bickering that we’ve been through over the past five years, from the long-running saga about the competence of former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to this…
South Africa edges closer towards stage eight load-shedding
Eskom loses half of its power-generating capacity, opening risks for longer cuts which will entail more than half the day with no electricity
A tenth of public hospitals across South Africa exempted from load-shedding
Several public health facilities have exhausted their 12-month supply of diesel and oil as nationwide load-shedding persists
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…