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Energy minister Kgosiento Ramokgopa said the issue would be resolved by the end of the week. Photo: GCIS
ARTICLE

Multiple plant failures prompted Stage 6 load-shedding

Energy minister Kgosiento Ramokgopa said the issue would be resolved by the end of the week

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read
File photo by Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images.
ARTICLE

Eskom’s diesel costs reduced by more than R10 billion

The power utility has achieve 150 consecutive days of without blackouts

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
A general view shows trails of lights from passing vehicles in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, which is submerged in darkness due to load-shedding
ANDRE DE RUYTER

Eskom to ease load-shedding to stage three by the weekend

The search is still on for a replacement for outgoing CEO Andre de Ruyter, board member Mteto Nyati says.

  • Anathi Madubela
2 min read
A generating unit each at Kusile and Majuba were taken offline to repair boiler tube leaks, Eskom said. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ANDRE DE RUYTER

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

  • Sarah Smit
1 min read