Stage 1 load shedding is now in effect until 22:00
Dust off the candles and get ready for a dark night.
Dust off the candles and get ready for a dark night.
There’s no need to break out the candles or generator just yet, but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared.
Load shedding stage one is currently in effect and will be until 9PM this evening.
Unable to offset diesel costs and a lower than expected sales, Eskom is going to try its hardest to keep the lights on.
We’ve plotted out City Power’s schedule so you can see which parts of Joburg will be affected and when if loadshedding comes into force.
Johann Du Toit created an interactive map that helps Cape Town residents decipher confusing load shedding schedules.
The Electricity Minister says that for the first time since 2021, Eskom has achieved a 65 percent energy availability factor. This is a lie.
The Western Cape has handed over 96 000 packages to impoverished learners as well as people living in shelters to stave off loadshedding.
Here’s what we can expect from Eskom for the winter months, and all the rest of the top stories from last week.
According to Eskom, South Africans should expect loadshedding to go to Stage 2 at most during the winter months as improvements have been made.
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