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Eskom’s financial woes not abating in sync with load-shedding risk
By: Terence Creamer 3rd April 2019 The cautiously optimistic prognosis provided by Eskom on the outlook for electricity supply for the coming nine months has been more than offset by... →
What is to be done?
By: Terence Creamer 29th March 2019 In the short-term, the only way for South Africa’s crisis-prone electricity utility to stave off rotational power cuts, or decrease the severity of... →
DA: Mmusi Maimane, Address by DA Leader, during his Kasi-to-Kasi Tour campaign, KZN, (28/03/2019)
28th March 2019 Our country is facing its biggest crisis since 1994. Load-shedding isn’t simply going without lights for a few hours at a time. →
City of Johannesburg intent on using licence to buy power from independent producer – Mashaba
By: News24Wire 27th March 2019 Eskom has barred the City of Johannesburg from increasing its energy capacity despite having a licence to purchase power generation from other... →
Maimane demands more transparency from Ramaphosa on Eskom
By: African News Agency 22nd March 2019 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane on Friday accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of failing to be transparent on the full extent of... →
Daily Podcast – March 22, 2019
By: Sane Dhlamini 22nd March 2019 Making headlines: Eskom says load-shedding will be reduced to stage 2, Mbalula to appear before State capture inquiry And, Maimane says 59 years... →
'Signs are encouraging' load-shedding will be reduced – Eskom
By: News24Wire 22nd March 2019 Eskom will implement Stage 2 load-shedding on Friday, as strain on the national grid improves and “signs are encouraging” that there will be... →
Boiler-tube leaks playing big role in rise of unplanned losses to over 12 000 MW
By: Terence Creamer 20th March 2019 State-owned electricity producer Eskom has confirmed that boiler-tube leaks are significant contributor to unplanned losses of more than 12 000 MW... →