Loadshedding
De Ruyter must not 'throw a stone in the bush and hope an animal will run out' - Mantashe 
By: News24Wire 24th February 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says that former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter "must not throw a stone in a bush and hope an... →
Questions surround De Ruyter’s early resignation
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd February 2023 GOOD secretary-general and MP Brett Herron said on Thursday that while André de Ruyter might have failed to curtail loadshedding during his tenure... →
DA wants name of ANC MP allegedly complicit in Eskom corruption
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd February 2023 Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said on Wednesday that his party would make an urgent request under the Promotion of Access to... →
Cape Town plans contingencies against more loadshedding as power crisis worsens
By: News24Wire 22nd February 2023 The City of Cape Town is pulling out all the stops to protect residents in the event Eskom implements Stage 8 loadshedding. Cape Town Mayor Geordin... →
Eskom quietly deepens power cuts to unprecedented level
By: Bloomberg 22nd February 2023 South Africa’s struggling State-owned utility Eskom Holdings appears to have reached an unprecedented level of power cuts, indicated late Tuesday... →
Continuous Stage 6 implemented, risk of higher stages as eight units break down
By: News24Wire 20th February 2023 Eskom has implemented continuous Stage 6 until further notice after eight generating units broke down on Sunday. "Given the high number of... →
400 MW of immediate interest in Eskom’s short-term power purchase programmes
By: Terence Creamer 17th February 2023 The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) reports that the initial market response to Eskom’s moves to purchase electricity that is immediately... →
Woman arrested for allegedly colluding with Eskom workers to steal nearly R1m from power station
By: News24Wire 17th February 2023 A Mpumalanga woman has appeared in the Standerton Magistrate's Court in connection with a theft and money laundering case relating to the Tutuka... →
Ramaphosa defends electricity minister appointment
By: Reuters 16th February 2023 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday defended his decision to appoint a minister to try to end crippling power cuts, rejecting... →
Minister of Electricity’s ‘undivided attention’ to be on loadshedding crisis
By: Terence Creamer 16th February 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defend the proposed appointment of a new Minister of Electricity in the Presidency, amid concern that the... →
Mantashe doubles down on characterisation of Electricity Minister as ‘project manager’
By: Terence Creamer 14th February 2023 Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has doubled down on his characterisation of the proposed Minister of Electricity as that of a... →
