EskomSePush will soon get water outage tracking, fire reporting, and support for adding load-shedding to your smartphone or computer’s calendar. Developers Hermann Maritz and Dan Southwood-Wells have told sunday newspaper Rapport …
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Eskom employees receive an additional 1.5% wage increase
Employees of troubled South African power company Eskom have been awarded a further 1.5% wage increase, backdated to July 2021. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) ruled on Thursday (29 …
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South Africa moves to restructure troubled Eskom’s board
The South African government has announced plans to restructure the board of state power utility Eskom to address an energy crisis in the continent’s most-industrialised economy. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin …
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Eskom, the dysfunctional power company wrecking South Africa’s economy
In late June, the coldest part of the Southern Hemisphere winter, the power went out in South Africa. For as many as eight hours a day, right into early July, traffic …
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South Africa signs R11bn wind energy deals to tackle energy crisis
The South African government on Thursday signed three renewable energy deals worth R11 billion with independent producers to supply wind energy amid worsening blackouts in the country. The three agreements …
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Record blackouts leave South Africa struggling for energy fix
The most severe blackouts in South Africa’s history have left the government struggling for ways to mitigate their impact on businesses and livelihoods, with efforts to buy more power from …
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South Africa is facing a risk of an unprecedented level of load shedding this week after units at two of its coal-fired power plants broke down. Eskom earlier on Sunday …
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South Africa’s Eskom targets 32% power tariff increase for next year
South Africa’s struggling utility Eskom is seeking an average power tariff increase of just over 32% for the financial year that starts on April 1 2023, much higher than originally …
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Eskom recovers R30M unlawfully paid to ex-ceo Brian Molefe’s pension fund
Eskom a South African electricity public utility said that it had fully recovered the funds which were unlawfully paid to its former CEO, Brian Molefe. The R30 million was paid …
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Eskom has threatened to disconnect the City of Tshwane’s (CoT’s) power over an outstanding electricity bill of R1.6 billion. The utility said it was considering disconnecting the metro as one …