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Within two years, South Africa could have a further 1,2GW of renewable energy entering the grid. The bidders have been selected and the companies are waiting for financial sign-off so they can start building. But policy uncertainty and a new focus on nuclear energy are responsible for a nearly 18-month
The electricity supply is expected to be constrained during the week, Eskom said on Monday. “There is no scheduled load shedding at this stage, but the second half of the week is expected to be very tight,” said spokesman Andrew Etzinger. Eskom’s diesel generators were under
Public protector Thuli Madonsela has filed her application to contest a judgment that deemed her findings and remedial actions not binding. “The court will let us know when they have considered our notice,” said the protector’s
Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications distanced itself on Sunday from comments made by committee member Gavin Davis regarding SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala. “The committee reiterates that it will refuse to be drawn into
The SABC on Sunday confirmed reports that its group head of technology, Sipho Masinga, has been suspended, but declined to detail the reasons behind this. “The media will not be used as a way of doing a disciplinary process
A wage agreement has been reached with two of three recognised unions at the South African Post Office, it said on Friday. The agreement would be effective from 1 December, said Simo Lushaba, head of the intervention team appointed by telecommunications and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele
Vodacom has changed the minimum billing increment or “unitisation” for data, but claims the change will not negatively affect its customers. The mobile operator on Friday confirmed the move, saying it increased the minimum session volume from 1KB to 10KB on in-bundle data depletion and 5KB
Eskom started with scheduled blackouts on Friday afternoon, the power utility said. “Load shedding will continue until 8pm tonight,” it said in a short power update. “We appeal to customers to immediately switch off geysers, pool pumps, air conditioning and
Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications has written a memorandum to the speaker of the national assembly asking for the immediate suspension of SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala. “This follows a second unanimous agreement among committee members that Tshabalala be suspended
Afrihost subscribers who buy broadband ADSL bandwidth from the company have complained vociferously in recent weeks about problems achieving advertised speeds using the Internet service provider’s backbone, with many saying the experience has fallen far short of expectations. The company’s CEO, Gian Visser
