Loadshedding

President Cyril Ramaphosa denies strategic use of blackouts in election run-up

President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied suspending rolling blackouts as an election strategy ahead of voting. The ANC leader is on the campaign trail in KwaZulu-Natal.

Man has SA in stitches over 'uncapped' electricity ahead of elections: "Let’s not be distracted"

A man took to his TikTok account to tell his followers not to be confused by the uncapped load shedding ahead of the national elections. SA agrees.

Power outage in Pretoria affects 95,000 customers: Eskom working to restore electricity

Residents of Pretoria experienced an unexpected power outage that affected 95,000 customers. The utility told Briefly News it is working on restoring power.

Eskom outlines measures to keep the lights on during winter, SA sceptical

Eskom is planning on ensuring that there is no loadshedding during the upcoming winter season. South Africans are sceptical of the SOE's promises.

Staged loadshedding interrupts Minister of Electricity's interview, SA reacts: "They did him dirty"

Podcaster Mac G did the Minister of Electricity dirty with his prank of staging a loadshedding during their interview on 'Podcast and Chill' recently.

Eskom electricity prices set to increase next week following Nersa's approval

Eskom will be charging more for electricity from next week Monday. This was after the Energy Regulator (Nersa) approved the electricity tariff increases from April.

South Africans sceptical of Eskom suspending loadshedding until further notice

Loadshedding was suspended until further notice. Eskom announced that this was because they were expecting a low demand for electricity for the next few days.

Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa predicts that there will be no loadshedding by end of the year

Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa assured South Africans that there will be no loadshedding by the end of this year. SA doesn't believe him.

DA's Solly Msimanga pledges to tackle loadshedding head-on in Gauteng

Discover how the DA plans to put an end to load shedding in Gauteng if it wins in the upcoming elections. Premier candidate Solly Msimanga laid out the strategy.