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PSA against the establishment of another state-owned entity

The Public Servants Association (PSA) has raised strong objections to the proposed establishment of the South African State Digital Infrastructure Company. The new state-owned entity is intended to consolidate fibre networks from various organisations, including Sentech, Broadband Infraco, Transnet, and Eskom. PSA spokesperson Claude Naiker warned that creating yet another state-owned enterprise (SOE) would place an additional financial burden on taxpayers, who are already grappling with the consequences of mismanagement […]

13 June 2025

Local

Thousands Affected by Power Outage in Khayelitsha

Eskom has confirmed that approximately 12,000 customers in Khayelitsha are currently without electricity following an unplanned power outage that began on Thursday. “The cause of the fault remains under investigation. Technical teams have been dispatched to the affected area and are working to identify the root cause and begin restoration efforts as soon as possible,” Eskom said. At this stage, there is no estimated time when power will be fully […]

12 June 2025

Local

Substation fire in Khayelitsha lead cause of power outage

Eskom has confirmed that a fire broke out at one of its substations in Khayelitsha, leading to a widespread power outage that has affected an estimated 15,000 customers in the area. While no injuries have been reported, significant damage was caused to the infrastructure, resulting in disrupted electricity supply to parts of the community. “At this stage, there is no estimated time for the full restoration of electricity supply. However, […]

5 June 2025

Local

Khayelitsha residents affected by power outages

Eskom has confirmed that around 5000 residents in Khayelitsha and surrounding areas has been affected by a power outage on Wednesday. “Technicians are on site attending to the fault. At the moment there is no estimated restoration time yet. Customers are warned to treat all electrical installations as live for the full duration of the interruption,” Eskom stated.

4 June 2025

Local

South Africa jumps to 7th in Emerging Markets Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index

South Africa has risen from eleventh to seventh place in the emerging markets section of Kearney’s 2025 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index. The improvement is driven by a more stable power supply, infrastructure reforms, and developments in green energy. Investors have praised Eskom’s increased stability, the unbundling of logistics services, and investments in hydrogen projects. The country’s mineral wealth and exemption from key U.S. tariffs have also enhanced its appeal. […]

11 April 2025

Local

City of Cape Town focused on enhancing energy security and sustainability

To lessen the effects of Eskom's price hikes, the City of Cape Town claims that diversifying its energy sources is a top priority. The Steenbras power plant's multi-year renovation is included in the draft energy budget for 2025–2026, which calls for 71.2 billion rand in construction and operating expenditures over the medium term. Xanthea Limberg, MAYCO Member for Energy, said the solar photovoltaic initiative is one of the additional investments […]

31 March 2025

Local

Eskom reports that until early April, there will be continuous, high-level planned maintenance

Eskom has reported that extensive planned maintenance will continue at all power stations until early April. Load shedding was suspended on Thursday morning due to a limited but stable power supply and sufficient emergency reserves. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena stated that the primary cause of this year’s previous load-shedding incidents was a shortage of emergency reserves, which had to be replenished after prolonged delays in returning units to service following […]

21 March 2025

Local

Electricity Minister Slams Load-Shedding as “Unacceptable” Amid Diesel Shortage

By Rachel Mohamed South Africans endured another round of load-shedding over the weekend, with Eskom attributing the outages to a diesel shortage. In response, Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa condemned the situation as “unacceptable,” stressing the need for urgent logistical and management improvements—especially after assuring the public just two weeks ago that load-shedding would not return. Speaking on VOC’s News Beat with Clyde Mallinson, independent energy analyst Mallinson raised concerns […]

10 March 2025

News

Eskom Suspends Loadshedding

Eskom has suspended loadshedding, following successfully recovering more than 3,000 MW of generation capacity and replenishing sufficient emergency reserves. The power utility stated that recovery has been largely driven by coal operations at Kusile Power Station, which is now operating at optimal levels, with all units that had been offline since Friday now back in service. Additionally, progress on the recovery of Koeberg Unit 2 is well underway. […]

9 March 2025

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