Eskom acting CEO Calib Cassim has warned that the power utility will not tolerate acts of violence against any of its employees.
Author: SANews
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said workers at Eskom are the ones who will resolve load shedding.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce a minister of electricity and a reshuffled cabinet “in a matter of days”.
Load shedding is expected to be reduced to stage 3 from 5am on Tuesday following the return to service of several generating units over the weekend.
Government has introduced a R9-billion tax relief programme to reduce the impact of load shedding and support South Africa’s clean energy transition.
National treasury warned it can’t just come up with the money needed to allow Eskom to fire up its open-cycle gas turbines.
South Africa recorded a 16.9% increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases detected in week 45 of 2022.
September 2022 recorded more load shedding than the whole of 2020, the CSIR said on Monday.
The new Eskom board is expected to undertake a full assessment of the efficiency of leadership at Eskom, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
South Africa will resolve its electricity challenges, President Cyril Ramaphosa said during a visit to the Redstone solar plant in the Northern Cape.