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    • Commentators Lose It After Load Shedding Hits Currie Cup Match [Video]

      16 May 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments

      With the match poised on a knife-edge heading into the final minute, darkness descended on the Mbombela Stadium.

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    • Wednesday Morning Spice

      11 May 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments

      Expect the worst power cuts SA has ever seen. Musk would drop Trump Twitter ban. Putin’s secret plan. Prince Albert paying Charlene.

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    • Load Shedding Is Here To Stay – Here’s Why

      22 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said earlier this week South Africa needs “to face up to the facts”.

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    • The Staggering Amount Of Diesel Eskom Burns To (Sometimes) Keep The Lights On

      22 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The past week has once again reminded us of how deep the rot runs at Eskom. You know things are bad when you breathe a sigh of relief as you’re downgraded to stage two.

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    • The Eskom ‘Best Case Scenario’ Is Pretty Depressing

      19 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Hello, darkness, my old friend. Winter is coming and load shedding is back with a vengeance.

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    • Tuesday Morning Spice

      19 Apr 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments

      Eskom’s breakdown record. Elon crashing with friends. WhatsApp’s ‘last seen’ change. Ronaldo’s twin son tragically dies. Depp to testify today.

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    • Cape Town’s Dead Serious About Getting Off Eskom’s Grid

      03 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      If Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis gets his way we could soon be kissing Eskom’s grid farewell for good.

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    • Thursday Morning Spice

      03 Feb 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments

      Eskom’s ‘cardiac arrest’. CNN president resigns. Giuliani ruins ‘Masked Singer’. Serbia says Djokovic COVID-19 tests valid. Insta-famous resort exposed.

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    • Load Shedding In 2022: These Are The Danger Months

      14 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Load shedding hasn’t struck the country for a decent stretch of time. But there it is, lurking in the shadows, and 2022 is going to be full of emergency alerts from EskomSePush.

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    • There’s Talk Of Stage Eight Load Shedding Again [Video]

      15 Dec 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      We’ve heard talk of load shedding stage eight before – both in 2019 and earlier this year – and here we are again.

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    • “Bliksem Them” – Eskom’s CEO Has Hired Bodyguards

      22 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s tenure at Eskom has been a bumpy ride from the moment he took the reins in January 2020.

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    • “It Looks Like It’s War”: Eskom Is Being Sabotaged From The Inside

      19 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Senior Eskom officials believe incidents that have occurred this week represent “the clearest indication yet of a deliberate campaign to sabotage the country’s electricity supply”.

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    • Uncomfortable Truths About “Total Collapse” At Eskom

      16 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      We made it through a weekend without being load shed, so that’s something to celebrate. Looking ahead, however, points to tougher times.

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    • Lunchtime Viewing: America’s Power Grid Is Also A Total Mess [Video]

      10 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Misery loves company, so you might be pleased to know that America also has a serious power grid problem.

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    • How Much It Actually Costs To Get Off Eskom’s Grid

      09 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      You know you’re in the midst of one of Eskom’s bad spells when articles about the cost of getting off the power grid pop up.

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    • Awkward Truth About The Kusile Power Station

      09 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      For all the talk of wet coal and those other excuses we’ve grown used to, the situation at Kusile power station is of dire concern.

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    • Eskom Earns Another Badge Of Shame

      06 Oct 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The latest black mark against Eskom’s name has nothing to do with load shedding. It relates to a damning report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

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    • Eskom’s Mess Perfectly Summed Up By R80k Knee Guard Fiasco

      26 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Google around, and you’ll find the average knee guard goes for somewhere between R100 and R300. Not if you’re buying on behalf of Eskom, though.

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    • How Long Do Those 9kg Gas Heaters Last On Each Setting?

      16 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      If you’ve ever wondered how you can work out, with any degree of accuracy, how long your gas will last, then you’re in luck.

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    • The Staggering Cost Of Repairing The Medupi Explosion Damage [Video]

      13 Aug 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Less than two weeks ago, South Africa was told that the Medupi power station was finally completed. Over the weekend, an explosion set us back years, as well as billions of rands.

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    • It Doesn’t Get Much More South African Than A Minister Being Load Shed On Live TV [Video]

      10 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Sometimes, all you can do is laugh, so let’s have a look at Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu being plunged into darkness on live TV last night.

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    • Thursday Morning Spice

      10 Jun 2021 by Kiernan / No Comments

      Eskom’s worst-case scenario. Dad of 10 – we’ll see babies when time is right. Fifth ocean named. Springbok good cop / bad cop routine. Kanye and Irina.

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    • The Most Terrifying Thing About Our Recent Load Shedding

      07 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      We’ve been dabbling in stage 1 and 2 this past week, but behind the scenes, the situation is absolutely dire.

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    • Eskom’s Woes Broken Down Into Seven Simple Categories

      17 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The problems are straightforward enough to understand. Unfortunately, the solutions are not, and will end up costing us all a great deal of money.

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    • Six Weeks Of ‘Code Red’ At Eskom

      15 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments

      Electricity data over at Eskom suggests that we’re looking at a ‘Code Red’ situation for the foreseeable future.

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    • We Have Load Shedding, And The US Has Rolling Blackouts [Videos]

      26 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      When a massive winter storm hit Texas recently, millions were left without power. It’s not a problem unique to the Lone Star State, either.

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    • Fire At Eskom Power Plant Caught On Camera [Videos]

      12 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments

      Eskom’s coal-fired Kendal Power Station in Ogies, Mpumalanga, caught alight this morning. The blaze has since been extinguished, and the power utility says this won’t affect operations.

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    • We’re Back To Talking About Eskom’s Death Spiral Again

      04 Feb 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Don’t panic – there’s no indication that we’re going to receive a load shedding notification today. However, Eskom’s long-term future remains of great concern.

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    • R2k Device Keeps The Internet Going During Load Shedding

      21 Jan 2021 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      I was about to push the button on some fancy ‘inverter’ for our home – to keep the power on during load shedding – but was reluctant due to the price.

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    • Energy Expert Says We Could Hit Stage Eight Load Shedding This Winter

      19 Jan 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The joke goes that when you hit stage eight, the government comes to your house and blows out your candles, but it’s getting tougher to find laughs among this mess.

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