Loadshedding
latest news & developments
Watershedding not cool
It is a really bad idea for a number of reasons. It can damage infrastructure, result in inequitable access to water and contamination of the water supply
Retailers target 26.5 million SA gamers through mobiles and esports
By the third quarter of 2023, about 92% of South African internet users were gaming across various devices
Eskom warns of stage 4 loadshedding over the weekend
The power utility said it experienced several breakdowns in its reserves that required extended repair time
Ramokgopa celebrates 5-year load-shedding milestone, but warns, ‘we are not out of the woods yet’
Ramokgopa said one of the targets for the financial year 2025 was to improve South Africa’s energy availability factor to 70%
The complex issue of illegal electricity connections
The disconnect-reconnect cycle in townships is a reminder that giving people legal, affordable access to power goes beyond technical solutions
Load-shedding and corruption are major concerns for voters, survey finds
Respondents were asked to pick the top five issues they believe the incoming government should focus on after the 29 May elections
UDM manifesto: Partial privatisation for Eskom, merit-based public posts
Leader Bantu Holomisa launched the party manifesto on Saturday, also promising zero tolerance for corruption
Joburg water crisis not dampening hospital care
Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis
Ramaphosa delivers plan to end loadshedding and energy insecurity
We are fixing Eskom, president says of programme to transform the electricity sector for future sustainability, including boosting private input
Civil society groups to President Cyril Ramaphosa: Act immediately on energy crisis
They have asked Ramaphosa to instruct minister Mantashe to issue determination on additional renewable energy ‘without delay’
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…
Eskom to reintroduce evening rolling power cuts until Thursday night
The power utility says the system continues to be constrained, with an elevated risk of load-shedding over the coming weeks
Eskom reintroduces stage two load-shedding, citing constrained system
Rolling blackouts are to last from 5pm until 10pm on Monday
Load-shedding set to continue for the rest of the week
No load-shedding for flood-hit eThekwini metro, because the area is not consuming its daily average of 1 600MW of power
More money won’t end Eskom’s load-shedding woes
Eskom is in a fix because it has little control over the procurement of alternative sources of energy capacity