The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is working with Transnet and stakeholders, including the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, eThekwini municipality and Eskom to stabilise operations at the Port of Durban.
Power utility Eskom says it is still on track to suspend load shedding at 05h00 on Friday morning (15 April), but warns of the possibility of load shedding continuing next week.
Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 17h00 on Tuesday (12 April) afternoon until 05h00 on Wednesday.
Eskom has announced that stage 2 load shedding will be introduced with immediate effect due to a trip at the Medupi power station.
Eskom has requested the public to reduce electricity usage as the power generation system is severely constrained.
Johannesburg's City Power says it will beef up its teams and resources as the city faces widespread electricity outages.
The Fuel Retailers Association has cautioned against a proposal to 'deregulate' the country's fuel price.
A stronger rand exchange rate and the government's decision to intervene on higher costs means South Africa's 'record' petrol price hike this week will be comparatively muted, say economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER).
The National Treasury has taken the first step to deregulate South Africa's petrol price, which could allow retailers to compete on price and offer motorists discounts and special offers to fill up at their stations.
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has warned that the city cannot afford to absorb any further electricity tariff increases from Eskom.
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