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Eskom halts load-shedding ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations
South Africans no longer need to worry about heralding in 2021 in the darkness with Eskom now announcing the suspension of Stage 2 load-shedding on Thursday.
Load-shedding is back and it is giving Mzansi serious chest pains
On Friday, Eskom announced the return of the dreaded load-shedding. South Africans immediately flooded social media with hilarious memes and comments about it.
Gauteng residents left in the dark as Eskom introduces load reduction
Large parts of Gauteng have been hit with “load reduction” in recent weeks. Supplier Eskom has explained that load reduction is not the same as load-shedding.
Eskom: Load-shedding not expected for now but grid under pressure
Eskom says its power system is under severe pressure but not expecting load-shedding, for now. Eskom has also urged South Africans to use electricity sparingly.
60 Ex-Eskom engineers band together to save the power utility for free
60 former Eskom engineers are volunteering to help rebuild the embattled power utility for free. Eskom has very made it clear that they did not approach them.
Explainer: Rand plunges to 40-year low against the US Dollar
The South African Rand has plunged 8% against the US Dollar amid a coronavirus epidemic, oil price uncertainty and other economic woes.
Explainer: Load-shedding claims on the rise as outages wreak havoc
Load-shedding is a pain when it comes to Mzansi's assets. Briefly.co.za explores what SA insurers are getting the most claims for.
Load-shedding will return: Eskom warns Mzansi of rocky road to renewal
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has warned citizens that the power utility will need to implement load-shedding in its bid to get things back on track.
Mboweni hints at nuclear power being a solution to Eskom's challenges
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has suggested that nuclear power could be the solution to Eskom's woes if the power provider continues to face significant challenges.
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