South Africa has reached 300 consecutive days without load shedding, marking a major milestone in the country’s power recovery. Eskom confirmed the achievement was reached at midnight on 12 March 2026. The power utility said the improvement reflects stronger performance across its generation fleet. ALSO READ | Eskom confirms there will Read more
After a lull of a almost three weeks, load shedding has once again made an unwelcome return – and on a Saturday evening, when demand is typically lower than average. In a brief statement issued at 5.30pm on Saturday, Eskom said it had been forced to impose the rolling blackouts Read more
Eskom in KwaZulu-Natal has called on prepaid customers to check and update their meters before the November 24 deadline. In a statement, Eskom KZN urged prepaid electricity customers to check and recode their meters by the deadline, as required by the Standard Transfer Specification Association (STSA). “After this deadline, meters Read more
Good news for South African citizens as they can expect a load shedding-free summer, according to Eskom. Eskom announced its outlook for the summer period on Monday, 26 August and also provided an update on its current operations following five months with no power cuts. According to the utility, the Read more
City Tshwane electrician was hijacked, held hostage, driven around the Soshanguve, and forced to switch on electricity in their areas. The suspects hijacked the Tshwane electrician and held him hostage and at the Soshanguve Depot north of Pretoria. The suspects drove around with him and tried to force him to energise Read more
A key Eskom site was caught up in a fire blazing inferno this morning – as South Africa continues to grapple with high levels of load shedding. According to The South African, the large scale fire has caused some anxiety amongst the general public, who have been left to wonder Read more
Eskom says more generating units tripped, forcing the embattled parastatal to escalate load shedding to stage 6. According to The South African, Less than 24 hours after abruptly escalating load shedding to stage 5, Eskom has once again ramped up the rolling blackouts to stage 6. Eskom says generating units Read more