Author: Staff Reporter

Eskom will dial back the severity of load shedding this week, with only stage-1 and stage-2 cuts expected in the coming days.

Eskom will reduce load shedding to stage 3, from the planned stage 4, overnight on Thursday after securing a supply of diesel from PetroSA.

Naspers shares were trading more than 5% lower on Tuesday after the JSE-listed technology investor warned about a big slide in earnings.

The state-owned utility will implement stage-5 load shedding from Monday until at least Wednesday, it warned on Sunday.

After plunging South Africa back into intense stage-4 load shedding on Friday, Eskom has now warned of “more erratic” changes.

An Eskom contractor at the Camden power station has been arrested for allegedly trying to sabotage the coal-fired power station.

Cell C said it is “transforming” its core business support system as it pivots to being what it calls a “digital lifestyle company”.

New Twitter owner Elon Musk has considered putting all of Twitter behind a paywall, according to a report on Tuesday.

Pick n Pay has launched an online homeware store, setting itself for a clash for with the likes of Yuppie Chef and Mr Price Home.

After earlier saying it would only implement load shedding in the 4pm to 5am window this week, Eskom has now reverted to all-day power cuts.