Massmart-owned retailer Makro says it will start offering powerwalls and full solar installations as it sees increasing demand for load shedding supplies.
South Africa’s labour minister said he’ll oppose any move to privatise the beleaguered power utility Eskom, as it struggles to generate power, avoid outages and repay R396 billion of debt.
President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet has warned against complacency around the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa, despite a recent move to lower the country's few remaining lockdown restrictions.
The City of Cape Town has published a 10-point plan to end load shedding in the country and move away from Eskom's grid.
The opposition Democratic Alliance says parliament is currently processing its Fuel Price Deregulation Bill, with the proposed law aimed at significantly lowering the cost of petrol in the country.
Eskom has announced that Riedewaan Barkadien will be stepping down from his role as chief nuclear officer after more than 27 years of service at the power utility.
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says the government will 'for sure' announce a solution to e-tolls in October, but there is still ongoing uncertainty as to what exactly will happen to the failed scheme and who will ultimately foot the bill…
Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter says that South Africa is set to continue with load shedding for the coming week, with no immediate plans to stop the outages.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) says it will mobilise its workers to shut down the South African Revenue Services (SARS) after wage negotiations hit an impasse.
Energy group Renergen says it has successfully introduced gas to its Virginia Gas Project, with commercial operations set to commence in the coming weeks.
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