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Eskom warned that there is a high risk of loadshedding this weekend, but many feel the power utility is throwing tantrums for not getting their 36% tariff increase.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved a a 12.7% tariff hike for Eskom, but South Africans have had enough of having to pay more.

Kliptown residents ensured that City Power officials could not disconnect illegal connections by protesting in the complex, but South Africans slammed the behaviour.

The Minister of Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, said electricity is too expensive for the average person and said tariff hikes won't be steep.

Eskom celebrated preventing loadshedding for 300 days, and said it is aiming for 365 days. South Africans criticised it for load reduction and continued outages.

Discover key facts about Dan Marokane, Eskom's CEO, including his career, education, leadership challenges, and efforts to stabilise South Africa's power utility.

Eskom announced that Koeberg Nuclear Power Station's Unit 2 has been fully synchronised with the national grid, adding 930MW of capacity. SA celebrated.

The Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa outlined Eskom's plans for 2025 and shared its achievements for 2024, including keeping loadshedding at bay.

Eskom spoke to Briefly News about the challenges the state-owned utility faces in battling vandalism at its infrastructure including substations in townships.
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