By Kevin Brandt CAPE TOWN – Stellenbosch residents have expressed their frustration with a power outage that affected some areas earlier this week. Electricity supply to…
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By Staff Writer The United States government has warned its citizens in South Africa to stockpile three days’ worth of supplies, including non-perishable food, 3…
By Thabo Baloyi Eskom says the stage 2 load shedding, which will run until Monday morning, is necessary due to a shortage of generation…
South Africans will see Eskom power cuts return in May, according to a report in the Sunday Times. Eskom’s head of power generation Bheki Nxumalo…
South Africa may be facing a 21-day lockdown to combat the coronavirus, but that does not mean citizens are safe from load-shedding. While it has…
With more load shedding this week, Eskom continues to struggle to supply power to South Africa. But 13 years ago, Medupi was hailed as a…
Eskom will be moving to stage 6 load shedding as from 6pm, it announced on Monday evening. “We regret and sincerely apologise that stage 4…
Chronic incompetence, affirmative action, poor maintenance and Third World chaos have plunged South Africa into yet another power supply nightmare with nationwide blackouts—euphemistically called “load-shedding”—while…