A new load-curtailment project by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) will allow Gqeberha residents to use electricity during load shedding.

Former Springbok Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira says he will continue to fight the good fight against South Africa’s loadshedding woes.

No matter if you run a household or you’re a young professional trying to keep life on track, these load-shedding lifehacks will sort you out.

Load shedding strikes again! The memorial service of the late Carte Blanche presenter Derek Watts was hit by a temporary power cut…

A manufacturing plant has won a court battle against power utility Eskom and the Mbombela municipality over load shedding.

Eskom announced Stage 3 load shedding will resume, with the potential implementation of different Stages to follow.

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South Africa’s economic hub, Johannesburg, has secured 92 megawatts from four independent power producers (IPPs.) to help shield the city from load shedding

Eskom is currently developing ‘virtual wheeling’ , which should increase the availability of electricity and cut prices.

Springbok legend Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira has announced a partnership aimed at ‘giving power back to South Africans’.

Eskom is expected to implement alternating stages of load shedding throughout this week. On Monday and Tuesday, Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented between 5am to 4pm followed by Stage 4 between 4pm to 5am. No load shedding is expected between 5am to 4pm on Wednesday. However, this will be followed by Stage 2 […]

Load-shedding is a regular and unavoidable reality in South Africa. And Eskom’s recent tariff hike in July is putting further pressure on households. We turned to Private Property to find out the appliances that consume the most electricity in your home, so you don’t have to waste unnecessary money on electricity. APPLIANCES THAT CONSUME THE MOST […]

Eskom announced Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 16:00 until 05:00 on Wednesday- and the City of Cape Town has followed suit. Eskom customers are currently experiencing Stage 2 load shedding and will continue to do so until 22:00 at which time Stage 4 will kick in until 05:00 on Wednesday. VIRAL | Amanda du Pont reacts to Jub Jub arrest with […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government is planning on fast tracking the purchasing of renewable energy and from Independent Power Producers as part of the Energy Action Plan. This will be enabled by the Eskom debt relief package announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. ALSO READ: Five dead in Joburg shootout between rival illegal mining […]

Eskom says it will now directly implement load shedding to City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) customers in all the substations that were previously handed over to the municipality to manage. According to the power utility  the City of Ekurhuleni failed to comply by not adhering to the NRS 048-9:2019 code of practice which requires electricity distributor licence holders […]

Eskom is currently implementing Stage 3 and 4 load shedding alternatively. The power utility said Stage 4 would be implemented from 05:00 – 16:00, thereafter, Stage 3 would be implemented until 05:00 the next day. ALSO READ: Another cash-in-transit truck bombed last night in the same vicinity TSHWANE LOAD SHEDDING SCHEDULE In line with Eskom’s […]

Eskom says various stages of load shedding will be implemented this weekend. The power utility ramped up rolling blackouts to Stage 4 on Wednesday afternoon citing severe strain on the power generation system. ALSO READ: Social media access in Ethiopia resumes after 5-month blackout LOAD SHEDDING FOR THE WEEKEND Eskom said it would implement Stage 2 and […]

Experts and industry leaders agree that Eskom – and by extension the country – is not likely to incur a total grid collapse and blackout despite current electricity generation challenges. This came out during a webinar hosted by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) on the myths and facts about electricity grid stability on Wednesday. Eskom’s […]

Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has apologised to the nation for Stage 6 load shedding that was implemented on Thursday. The Minister was speaking during a media briefing on Monday. Eskom implemented Stage 6 load shedding last week following breakdowns and delays in returning to service of generating units. “I want […]

Chaos erupted on busy Addo Road as about 100 residents of Powerline, Ramaphosa and Nomakanjani informal settlements protested in Motherwell in Gqeberha over water and electricity on Wednesday night. According to police, trucks were stoned and a truck transporting fruit was set alight. Lemons could still be seen scattered on the road in the afternoon. […]

Eskom has confirmed that Stage 6 load shedding will continue over the weekend – potentially plunging Saturday’s Rugby Championship Test between the All Blacks and Springboks into darkness. The power utility said in a tweet that increased demand and the depletion of emergency reserves necessitated the move. VIRAL | Cheapest groceries in South Africa: Checkers v Pick n Pay v […]

Stage 4 load shedding has been implemented immediately with Stage 6 expected to return from 2pm this afternoon (Wednesday). This as state power utility Eskom continues to battle generation unit breakdowns. By Tuesday afternoon, some 16 313MW were offline due to breakdowns with further losses overnight. “Due to the loss of additional generating units overnight, […]

Eskom said stage 4 and stage 6 load shedding will be implemented on WEDNESDAY. Here is your updated schedule. LOAD SHEDDING IMPLEMENTED ON WEDNESDAY – WE HAVE THE UPDATED SCHEDULE FOR YOU The power utility said due to the loss of additional generating units overnight, the extensive use of Open Gas Cycle Turbines and the inability to […]

It’s been a rough couple of years for South Africans who have been plunged into darkness by endless load shedding and power outages. One Johannesburg woman is about to kiss her dark days goodbye by investing in solar power after she won almost R4 million in Powerball Lotto. According to a statement issued by iThuba, […]

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has revealed that Eskom cannot afford a move to renewable energy despite its commitment to shift from coal-powered electricity. In grid expansion alone,  it would cost the power utility an estimated R210 billion over the next decade. Ramokgopa made the announcement following the ANC’s NEC meeting in Boksburg. ALSO READ: ‘138 […]