Eskom has been telling South Africans that its ageing coal-fired power station fleet is the main reason for breakdowns. However, the real reasons are much closer to home.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the new Eskom board is expected to undertake a full assessment of the efficiency of managers and operators at the power utility.
South Africa is riding a swelling wave of renewable energy projects, including solar and wind. Private schools are now looking to get in on the projects.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in late July to implement emergency measures within three months to tackle record blackouts. But those have only been partially implemented, and outages continue.
Power utility Eskom has warned that unit 1 of its troubled Kusile power station will be down for months following a critical failure.
Power utility Eskom has announced that load shedding will be implemented all day at stage 1 and stage 2 until the weekend.
Historical wine estate, Vrede en Lust, became one of the first farms in South Africa to invest in solar power to shift away from Eskom and rising electricity prices, with plans now in place to upgrade its infrastructure over time.
After serving South Africa since 1961, the coal-fired Komati Power Station in Mpumalanga has today (31 October) reached the end of its operating life and has been shut down from midday.
South African motorists will be paying more for petrol and diesel on Wednesday (2 November) after the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced price hikes on Friday.
Power utility Eskom has given its latest load shedding update, laying out the expected schedule through to Wednesday (2 November).
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