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Rural community energy options amid climate change
For most households, solar energy is used for lighting, powering radios and charging cellphones but only a few can afford high-capacity systems that enable them to meet household…
Copper will determine South Africa’s digital economy success
The economy is expected to create a jobs boom if the country can fix its electricity grid and meet the increasing demand for local copper beneficiation
City Power goes ahead with plan to separate Joburg residents from hospital electricity networks
Some residents in Soweto and Brixton have asked the City of Johannesburg to leave their areas on the network for health reasons
Stage six load-shedding brought forward
Don’t use geysers from five to nine at night, electricity minister pleads, while the cold, dark winter Eskom promised hits the country and power stations continue to break down
Africa’s energy crisis leaves continent in the dark
Over-reliance on ageing and ailing colonial infrastructure leaves over 40% of the continent’s population without electricity