This brazen and ‘illuminating’ remark was made in Afrikaans during the debate last Tuesday to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State Of The Nation Address (SONA).
Eskom needs a new logo as much as Minister Nkoana-Mashabane needs another hole in her head.
The numbers are straight out of Eskom’s books, which published its consolidated annual financial results, where they even reported a massive financial loss to the company for the year.
GoodLuck’s collaboration with Versofy Solar is almost too obvious to have taken this long, and since partnering up, the band has been able to keep the vibe going even when Eskom hits all the wrong notes.
The ANC is ramping up their political ‘it’s-all-rainbows-and-butterflies’ shenanigans ahead of the 2024 election.
The struggle with load shedding has been real, but perhaps not as terrible as it has been for Neyamiah Eaton’s parents who are still trying to come to terms with the tragic death of their three-year-old daughter.
While some reckon a total system collapse is unlikely to occur, it is not impossible, according to The South African Reserve Bank’s Deputy Governor Kuben Naidoo who spoke of a contingency plan in case.
Honestly, we aren’t even bothered with what power stations broke down anymore, even if the list sounds like a boyband. Next week, it may as well be John, Paul, Ringo, and George that let us down.
We’re searching for the light wherever we can.
It is rather alarming to note that only four Western Cape hospitals have been exempted from load shedding.
The local production of solar panels received a multi-million-rand boost thanks to the Western Cape’s commitment to a green economy, but that’s not the most impressive part.
The City of Cape Town has announced that it will now pay cash for power fed into the local electricity grid.
It is madness that we will have to pay an increased tariff rate for just a few hours of electricity usage, a problem that the city of Cape Town is trying to budget for accordingly.
As we get deeper into 2023, we’ll be wading in ever-darker waters with stage 7 load shedding – “or higher”- forecast for the middle of the year.
Mitigating the effects of load shedding aside, a new problem has arisen; the grating noise that someone’s generator produces.
There are some words that happen to capture the attention of a nation and depending on their popularity, the world.
From April next year, Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to approve the electricity price being hiked by a whopping 32%.
The UK is trying to push drivers into electrification but this transition isn’t helped by the rising cost of charging an electric car.
Eskom’s nonsense is driving a new era of solar, where more homeowners are keen to implement alternate power solutions.
Not only is Eskom’s nonsense driving this new era of solar, but also the country’s growing focus on renewable sources of power and disinvestment in coal.
In the City of Tshwane, as well as Joburg, it appears that a line is being drawn in the sand when it comes to not paying your bills.
Eskom wants 20,5% hike. Emirates flights still suspended. Can we resurrect the quagga? Ozzie players’ boozy Ashes party. Em Rata is back.
Scammers have been bluffing their way into people’s homes by posing as City of Cape Town officials, before stealing personal items.
Amazon has announced that it will be adding 26 new “utility-scale” wind and solar projects around the world, including in South Africa.
A court ruling in favour of Eskom means that we could be looking at a significant electricity tariff hike next year.
Eskom wants to introduce a new ‘critical peak day tariff’, with the aim of decreasing electricity consumption in South Africa.
Eskom is in charge of our very own Koeberg nuclear plant. No prizes for guessing that there could be a crisis in the near future.
Unfortunately, load shedding is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t stay connected, online, and active when the lights go out.
Jozi prepaid electricity users have been left in the dark following a ransomware attack on City Power’s systems.
We all knew Eskom was in trouble, but it looks like things won’t be getting much better any time soon.