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Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner: People who live close to coal-fired power plants continue to fall ill from breathing ...
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Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner
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Energy aggregators are lighting the way forward: South Africa’s energy sector is on the cusp of a significant transformation. The traditional reliance on Eskom ...
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Energy aggregators are lighting the way forward
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ActionSA slams government for opposing load-shedding ruling: ActionSA was in court on Wednesday opposing the government and Eskom's application for leave to ...
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ActionSA slams government for opposing load-shedding ruling
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Ramokgopa proclaims ‘no need’ for electricity ministry by the end of year: Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa impled the rotational power cuts will be ...
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Ramokgopa proclaims ‘no need’ for electricity ministry by the end of year
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Dark days in Newcastle suburb blamed on political squabble: Protest planned after more than a week of no electricity due to disconnection of transformer
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Dark days in Newcastle suburb blamed on political squabble
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Ramokgopa: Eskom bosses consolidating report to solve energy crisis: Eskom won’t cut maintenance, despite German consortium’s recommendation ...
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Ramokgopa: Eskom bosses consolidating report to solve energy crisis
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Eskom announces load-shedding update for the week: Load-shedding will remain suspended on Sunday until 4pm when stage 1 load-shedding will resume until 5am on ...
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Eskom announces load-shedding update for the week
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Partnership with business shows we are better together: As we work to rebuild our economy, we will strive to deepen these partnerships and to reach out to all ...
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Partnership with business shows we are better together
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Stage 3 load-shedding returns: The loss of three generating units and the delay in returning a further three units to service has led to load-shedding moving to ...
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Stage 3 load-shedding returns
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AFU secures forfeiture orders worth R33m over unlawful Kusile tender: The National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit has secured two forfeiture ...
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AFU secures forfeiture orders worth R33m over unlawful Kusile tender
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Pay back the money: Free State farmer to pay Eskom R1.5 million: Jan Albert van der Merwe was found to have tempered with an electricity box on his farm between ...
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Pay back the money: Free State farmer to pay Eskom R1.5 million
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Eskom at risk of stage 13 load-shedding if it doesn’t shape up, says new report: ‘Prudent operation and maintenance practices’ could prevent up to six stages of ...
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Eskom at risk of stage 13 load-shedding if it doesn’t shape up ...
Quick Glance: Eskom Facing Risk of Stage 13 Load-Shedding
  • A report by the German VGBE consortium reveals Eskom's coal-fired power stations underperform due to inefficient management structures.

  • Addressing plant issues and implementing maintenance practices could prevent up to six stages of load-shedding.

  • Coal fleet report recommends urgent actions at Eskom's power plants to avoid a collapse.

  • Recommendations include improving operation and maintenance procedures and conducting urgent work at power plants to prevent capacity losses.
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Eskom ramps up load-shedding to stage 4 at 10pm: Eskom will ramp up load-shedding to stage 4 from 10pm on Wednesday until 5am on Thursday.
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Eskom ramps up load-shedding to stage 4 at 10pm
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Rand set to end week on stronger note: SA's rand was trading at its strongest level in over a month early on Friday, after a week of gains supported by ...
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Rand set to end week on stronger note
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Ramokgopa happy with Eskom’s progress on electricity supply, credits maintenance: The power utility needs to put in place mechanisms to get access to funds for ...
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Ramokgopa happy with Eskom’s progress on electricity supply ...
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Load-shedding suspended during the day this weekend: There will be no load-shedding from 5am to 4pm this weekend, Eskom announced on Friday.
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Load-shedding suspended during the day this weekend
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Fact check — Did Jacob Zuma end load shedding?: Former president Jacob Zuma reportedly told a rally for the new MK party in KwaZulu-Natal that load shedding was ...
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Fact check — Did Jacob Zuma end load shedding?
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Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan to retire after elections: Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan will retire after this year's general ...
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Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan to retire after elections
Quick Glance: Pravin Gordhan to Step Down
  • Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has announced his retirement post the general elections in May 2024 to pave the way for the new government.

  • Having led the Department of Public Enterprises since 2018, Gordhan held significant leadership roles in the government before.

  • His upcoming retirement signifies the end of decades of leadership in the public service.

  • Throughout his term, Gordhan has been a strong advocate for financial responsibility, ethical leadership, and the rule of law, voicing opposition against corruption and inefficiency.
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Electricity generation is showing signs of ‘improvement’, says Ramokgopa: Electricity minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa has set his eyes on the expansion of 14 ...
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Electricity generation is showing signs of ‘improvement’, says Ramokgopa
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Multi-Party Charter presents plan to end load-shedding: The Multi-Party Charter believes ending Eskom's monopoly and increasing private power generation is ...
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Multi-Party Charter presents plan to end load-shedding
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Load-shedding ramped up to stage 4 after loss of units at Kendal, Duvha: After days of relatively low stages of load-shedding, Eskom has announced the ...
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Load-shedding ramped up to stage 4 after loss of units at Kendal, Duvha
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UDM manifesto: Partial privatisation for Eskom, merit-based public posts: Leader Bantu Holomisa launched the party manifesto on Saturday, also promising zero ...
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UDM manifesto: Partial privatisation for Eskom, merit-based public posts
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Eskom still waiting for $11.596 billion in ‘just transition’ pledges: Only 10% of the funds promised to South Africa have been transferred, but are sitting with ...
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Eskom still waiting for $11.596 billion in ‘just transition’ pledges
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Fiscal support from Treasury helps Eskom ramp up maintenance: Eskom has managed to claw back 3,510MW, has seen an improvement in the energy availability factor ...
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Fiscal support from Treasury helps Eskom ramp up maintenance
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No ‘pie in the sky’ — Malema defends pledge to fix power cuts in only six months: Experts say five years is the best we can hope for, but EFF leader Julius ...
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No ‘pie in the sky’ — Malema defends pledge to fix power cuts in only six ...
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Electricity Minister takes aim at Moonshot Pact’s ‘end load shedding’ plan: Ramokgopa said since March 2023, 3,500MW of additional energy has been added to the ...
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Electricity Minister takes aim at Moonshot Pact’s ‘end load shedding’ plan
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Political manifestos on energy solutions ‘underwhelming’: The energy crisis has worsened SA's existing economic challenges, prompting ratings agencies ...
mg.co.za/article/2024-02-29-political-manifestos-on-energy-solutions-underwhelming/
Political manifestos on energy solutions ‘underwhelming’
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Some load-shedding relief as five generating units return: Eskom has returned to service five generating units in the past 24 hours, which will allow emergency ...
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Some load-shedding relief as five generating units return
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Eskom again takes load-shedding responsibility from Ekurhuleni: Eskom will from Friday resume directly load-shedding of Ekurhuleni customers after the city's ...
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Eskom again takes load-shedding responsibility from Ekurhuleni
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Eskom ‘hobbled by red tape’, says VGBE: Eskom should split its coal-fired plants from the rest of its generation business to free them from company bureaucracy ...
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Eskom ‘hobbled by red tape’, says VGBE
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Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm on Sunday: Stage 2 will be implemented until 5am on Monday, thereafter, it will be suspended until 4pm on Monday.
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Eskom implements Stage 2 load shedding from 4pm on Sunday
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Quick Glance: DA to Sue ANC for Contempt of Court
  • DA leader John Steenhuisen says the ANC has violated a recent ConCourt order to submit full records of its cadre deployment committee's meetings and decisions from 2013 to 2021.

  • The DA will file a contempt of court application against the ANC for failing to provide complete and unredacted records of its cadre deployment documents.

  • The DA also plans to appeal the North Gauteng High Court's dismissal of their application to challenge the legality and constitutionality of the ANC's cadre deployment policy.

  • The party blames an employee, citing a crashed computer and deleted records, for the inability to fully disclose the required records.
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Budget 2024: Eskom has generated a loss of R24 billion: The National Treasury has disclosed that from 2022 to 2023, Eskom generated a loss of R24 billion.
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Budget 2024: Eskom has generated a loss of R24 billion
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Stage 6 load-shedding until further notice: It has been a case of one step forward and two back over the last 24 hours for the national power provider ...
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Stage 6 load-shedding until further notice
Quick Glance: Continued Stage 6 Power Reduction
  • Stage 6 power reduction was initiated at midnight on Friday and remains in effect until further notice.

  • A unit at Kusile was lost on Friday but restored this morning.

  • Unit 1 at Lethabo and unit 5 at Majuba were deactivated.

  • Although two units were reinstated, two units were also deactivated in the past 24 hours.
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Malema says an EFF government will hire Koko, Molefe to end load shedding: Malema emphasised that the current Eskom CEO Dan Marokane could get the job done but ...
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Malema says an EFF government will hire Koko, Molefe to end load shedding
Quick Glance: Malema Criticizes SANDF Deployment in Congo
  • Julius Malema condemns SANDF soldiers' deployment in Congo as 'inappropriate'.

  • He calls on President Ramaphosa to revoke the decision.

  • Malema emphasizes the soldiers' lack of suitability for the mission and urges immediate cessation of deployment.

  • Three SANDF soldiers were killed and two injured in the Congo, confirmed by the SANDF.
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Eskom employee dismissed for stealing hydraulic oil: An employee at Eskom's Tutuka power station faced severe repercussions for his involvement in theft from the ...
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Eskom employee dismissed for stealing hydraulic oil
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Experts warn new Eskom boss Dan Marokane to be wary of political interference: Political interference has been cited as the reason for the departure of former ...
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Experts warn new Eskom boss Dan Marokane to be wary of political ...
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Why we hit Stage 6 and Ramokgopa still sticks to Ramaphosa’s ‘end of load shedding’ claim
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Why we hit Stage 6 and Ramokgopa still sticks to Ramaphosa’s ‘end of load ...
Quick Glance: Ramokgopa: Prolonged Load-Shedding Until Wednesday
  • Escalated load-shedding expected until Wednesday due to boiler tube leaks affecting nine generating units.

  • 4,400MW power generation offline from Wednesday to Friday last week because of the leaks.

  • Two units restored, remaining to be back by Wednesday; significant load-shedding reduction from Tuesday.

  • Eskom addressing boiler tube leaks to improve generation unit availability, expecting lower power levels by March.
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DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling: The party’s energy strategy is similar to that of the ANC-led government, which includes liberalising the country’s ...
mg.co.za/politics/2024-02-17-da-says-it-will-speed-up-eskom-unbundling/
DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling
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Power-starved South Africans now go off-grid: Eskom, South Africa’s State-owned power utility, struggles to generate and supply a stable flow of electricity to ...
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Power-starved South Africans now go off-grid
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‘Nonperforming renewables’ among reasons for stage 6, says Eskom: Electricity minister and Eskom will on Sunday morning reveal urgent plans to de-escalate the ...
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‘Nonperforming renewables’ among reasons for stage 6, says Eskom
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Eskom Impact Assessed By Trawling Through Death Records: South African scientists plan to examine about 8.5 million death certificates to ascertain how many ...
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Eskom Impact Assessed By Trawling Through Death Records
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No, Eskom will not pay R5,000 to report houses that are bridging electricity: Eskom has slammed reports that are doing the rounds on social media claiming it is ...
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No, Eskom will not pay R5,000 to report houses that are bridging ...
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Eskom says no daytime load shedding blackouts this weekend: Eskom said load reduction was due to the recovery of additional generation capacity and adequate ...
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Eskom says no daytime load shedding blackouts this weekend
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Could Eskom and Zuma be writing Cyril’s swansong?: President Cyril Ramaphosa had barely finished his disappointing state of the nation address on Thursday night ...
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Could Eskom and Zuma be writing Cyril’s swansong?
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Another Eskom senior technician arrested for alleged R14,490 fraud: Another senior Eskom technician has been arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime ...
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Another Eskom senior technician arrested for alleged R14,490 fraud
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Load-shedding will be at stage 2 tonight #Afcon: Hopes of a load-shedding reprieve for the Bafana Bafana match against Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations were ...
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Load-shedding will be at stage 2 tonight #Afcon
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LISTEN | ‘Ending load-shedding is in reach’: Ramaphosa: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the end of load-shedding is within reach, and part of the plan is to ...
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LISTEN | ‘Ending load-shedding is in reach’: Ramaphosa
Quick Glance: Poll | Impact of Tintswalo's Story
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa discussed the ANC in his state of the nation address.

  • Criticism of Ramaphosa's portrayal of 'Tintswalo' and the mixed reactions it received.

  • Challenges raised by opposition parties, citizens, and commentators regarding socioeconomic issues in South Africa post-democracy.

  • Realities faced by 'Tintswalo' and others in contemporary South Africa highlighted, including unemployment, crime, and more.
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Malema says coal and nuclear are needed to end load-shedding: Malema said they will emulate countries that have success in providing electricity to fix the power ...
mg.co.za/politics/2024-02-10-malema-says-coal-and-nuclear-are-needed-to-end-load-shedding/
Malema says coal and nuclear are needed to end load-shedding
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Complete power grid failure – this is what it looks like — Ladismith case study: How does a community survive almost two weeks without electricity? Well ...
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Complete power grid failure – this is what it looks like — Ladismith case ...
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LISTEN | ‘Load-shedding isn’t end of the world’: NCOP speaker Sylvia Lucas: Deputy speaker of the National Council of Provinces Sylvia Lucas says load-shedding ...
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LISTEN | ‘Load-shedding isn’t end of the world’: NCOP speaker Sylvia Lucas
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Eskom’s load-limiting delights residents, councillors, but to some it’s a ‘pest’: Customers with smart prepaid meters have barely felt the pinch of load-shedding ...
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Eskom’s load-limiting delights residents, councillors, but to some it’s a ...
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Energy transition moving, delays be damned, says project unit: The Presidency’s Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit maintains that despite the ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/business/business/2024-02-28-energy-transition-moving-delays-be-damned-says-project-unit/
Energy transition moving, delays be damned, says project unit
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Eskom teams working around the clock to restore power to Karoo towns: Eskom says engineering and construction teams are working around the clock to restore power ...
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Eskom teams working around the clock to restore power to Karoo towns
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Ramaphosa affirms private sector investment in freight rail: President Cyril Ramaphosa endorsed government’s decision to allow the private sector to take over ...
timeslive.co.za/news/2024-02-08-ramaphosa-affirms-private-sector-investment-in-freight-rail/
Ramaphosa affirms private sector investment in freight rail
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Load shedding – an election weapon best used steaming hot: The arrival of Stage 6 load shedding over the weekend underscores how potent an issue the energy ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-12-load-shedding-an-election-weapon-best-used-steaming-hot/
Load shedding – an election weapon best used steaming hot
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Access to clean water is a major concern for Spur: The Spur Corporation said in its latest company report that access to water has become a major concern and ...
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Access to clean water is a major concern for Spur
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How a small tourist town’s residents collaborated to beat load-shedding: Free State hamlet’s unique deal with Eskom delivers its inhabitants from load-shedding
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How a small tourist town’s residents collaborated to beat load-shedding
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Eskom ramps up blackouts to stage six: The last time the country experienced load-shedding at stage six was at the end of November 2023
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Eskom ramps up blackouts to stage six
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Ramaphosa’s Sona promises... how has the president performed on his promises?: President Cyril Ramaphosa has made broad promises since he took office in 2018 ...
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Ramaphosa’s Sona promises... how has the president performed on his ...