Electricity

Parliament’s standing committee on appropriations has raised serious concerns over Eskom's proposed electricity tariff hikes of more than 8%, warning they could worsen the…

South Africa, rich in solar and wind resources with billions ready for investment, faces a critical bottleneck: a severe lack of power lines and an opaque grid access queue. This…

Citizens are paying far more for electricity despite using less of it, as rising tariffs, fixed monthly charges and municipal costs reshape household bills and intensify…

Under prepaid metering systems, customers must pay upfront for electricity before they can use it

Next local government elections will be a decisive test, Malema says as party launches plan of attack

A shift to sustainable, fossil-free solutions is necessary to tackle poverty, inequality and environmental degradation in the city

South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain

The key assumption that municipalities would raise enough revenue to fund most of their operational expenditure needs to be revisited

We are at the mercy of ageing infrastructure, corrupt municipal workers and city officials who have lost control over Johannesburg

Showers and dishes must wait – even the dog’s bowl is rationed – as Joburg experiences yet another sustained service delivery failure

Electricity must be treated as a public good and a fundamental human right

But we suffer even if we did not make the decision – like not having water or electricity for 48 hours

The recent outage in Spain and Portugal shows we must modernise how we transport power, supported by AI and automation

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a pilot project to involve the private sector in electricity transmission will provide the government with fiscal relief

Automation, driven by artificial intelligence, threatens jobs for low-skilled and semi-skilled workers and these groups are also subjected to higher interest rates and…