Civil society Outa has called for an extension of South Africa's R1.50 petrol tax relief as the country faces another steep fuel increase in July.
South Africa’s power utility said most of its workforce is in place, despite some ongoing demonstrations that started last week after a breakdown in wage negotiations, though generation capacity has yet to improve.
As South Africa faces a week of extended stage 4 load shedding, there is some good news on the electricity generation front, as Eskom has announced several winning bids for independent power producers (IPPs), say economists at the Bureau of…
Unlawful industrial action at various Eskom power stations has impacted planned maintenance and repairs, and at some stations, the full complement of workers has not reported for duty. As a result, stage 4 load shedding will continue to be implemented,...
A combination of unit breakdowns, lack of diesel reserves and labour action means Eskom has no option but to move to stage 4 load shedding over the weekend, says chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer
Following the disruptive Covid-19 lockdowns of the past two years, global supply chains have struggled to normalise, leading to a spike in the price of almost all goods, says Soul Abraham, chief executive for retail at Old Mutual Insure.
Due to the ongoing unprotected labour action, Eskom says it has been compelled to take precautionary actions to conserve emergency generation reserves.
Power utility Eskom says it has experienced protests at nine of its power stations and other operating facilities over the past 24 hours, by some of its employees who have embarked on unprotected strike action following a deadlock in wage…
Eskom has warned of a move to stage 3 load shedding or higher should it continue to see further breakdowns in its coal fleets.
South Africa's fuel price structure is under the microscope as prices continue to sky-rocket beyond the affordability of many consumers already under financial pressure.
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