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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

Local

Cabinet lauds Eskom’s efforts to stabilise power supply amid load-shedding

The cabinet has praised Eskom's recovery efforts following unexpected breakdowns at several power plants, which resulted in load-shedding. According to the administration, load-shedding was banned for 323 days last year, a significant improvement from 32 days the previous year. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency, informed the media that more power is expected soon, with Kusile Unit Six and Medupi Unit Four due to go online next month. "In implementing […]

27 February 2025

Cape Town

Several South African residents unimpressed when power-cuts returned in certain parts of the country at the weekend

By Kouthar Sambo Several South African residents were left unimpressed when power-cuts returned in certain parts of the country at the weekend. However, since then Eskom has downgraded load shedding to Stage 4 following the recovery of units at three power stations. Some analysts believe the recent move serves as a soft launch to the return of load shedding. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, energy analyst Chris Yellend cited […]

25 February 2025

Local

South Africa’s rare 19-day streak: No load shedding

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen South Africans have recently enjoyed an unprecedented run of almost 20 days without load shedding, a rare period of uninterrupted power supply. The national power utility, Eskom, has attributed this achievement to the sustained availability of generation capacity and emergency reserves at its power stations. Energy Analyst, Chris Yelland, has provided further insight into this extended period without load shedding. Addressing conspiracy theories surrounding the absence of […]

16 April 2024

Local

Energy Experts refutes claims that South Africa’s power crisis, with increased load shedding stages, is caused by alleged sabotage

By Kouthar Sambo Energy Experts refuted claims that South Africa’s power crisis, with increased load shedding stages, is caused by alleged sabotage. This comes after the African National Congress' (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula posted on platform X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming that Stage 6 load shedding is "clear sabotage." However, experts believe that Eskom's unreliable fleet and aging infrastructure could be the issue. Speaking on VOC’s DriveTime show […]

12 February 2024

Local

“The load shedding situation will not end anytime soon”

By Kouthar Sambo As South Africans still grapple with the effects of load shedding, many people are looking for options to beat the blues of power cuts. Speaking on VOC's Breakfast show earlier this morning, the reality is that we must prepare for load shedding for an extended period, said chairman of the South African Independent Power Producers Association (SAIPPA) Brian Day. According to Day, there are two streams of […]

23 November 2023

News

Ongoing Stage 3 and 4 load shedding to continue throughout the week

Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom will place the country on load shedding between stages 3 and 4 for the rest of the week. The country was plunged into Stage 6 load shedding for the most part of last week, due to power stations maintenance and a number of power units tripping, including Dhuva. Briefing the media in Pretoria on Sunday, Ramokgopa claims that planned maintenance was a priority. “We are […]

10 September 2023

Local

Cape Town’s power plans kick off next week

The City of Cape Town says it is in the process of implementing four strategic intervention measures to mitigate the impact of load shedding. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis announced this during a weekly energy media briefing. The city is chasing its goal of ridding itself of load shedding for good in the near future. In the last year, it has changed policy to allow private homes and businesses to generate and […]

24 March 2023

Local

Load-shedding moves to stage 3

Due to some improvements in generation capacity, load-shedding will be reduced to stage 3 until further notice, Eskom says. Repairs to damaged towers from Cahora Bassa in Mozambique were completed and restored to full capacity earlier this week. On Tuesday, the electricity utility said the enforced power cuts would move between stages 3 and 4. Source: TimesLIVE

16 March 2023

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