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As South Africans prepare for the summer holiday with lazy days of parties and fine food, Eskom says there will not be any disturbances caused by power cuts. “As it stands and things don’t change, the risk of load shedding is very low for today and the whole of December,” the Eskom media desk

Cabinet has devised a five-point plan to deal with the electricity crisis and set up a “war room” to implement it, minister in the presidency Jeff Radebe announced on Thursday. All attempts were being made to ensure the tight energy situation was

No power cuts have been planned for Thursday, power utility Eskom said in a statement. “So far, there is no plan to load shed,” the media desk said. Eskom, however, warned that things could change during the course of the day. “As much as there is no plan for load shedding, any disturbances that may

Embattled SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala has been excluded from the new Transnet board, it emerged on Thursday. “Cabinet approved the following appointments subject to the verification of qualifications and the relevant experience,” a giggling minister

Power utility Eskom says South Africans can breathe a sigh of relief on Tuesday as no power cuts were expected during the day, but things could change in the evening. “We are not expecting load shedding during the day but we could be constrained in the evening,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger

The country is not experiencing a power supply crisis, Eskom said on Monday. “There is no crisis at Eskom. I think the way Eskom gets reported on creates the perception of a crisis,” CEO Tshediso Matona told reporters in Johannesburg. Matona said the power utility needed financial stability

Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona apologised to the nation on Monday for the recent power blackouts. “Eskom apologises to the nation for the inconvenience of the past few weeks,” Matona told journalists in Johannesburg. “The events

Power utility Eskom has once again implemented rolling blackouts until three generators are fixed, a spokesman said on Monday. “We have started with stage one of load shedding,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said

Stage 3 power cuts would continue across the country until 10pm on Saturday, Eskom said. “We have introduced stage three load shedding. It started at 8am this morning and will go on until 10pm this evening,” spokesman

The City of Johannesburg and City Power will remotely switch off geyser control systems to certain areas at specific times to manage electricity control across the city, it said on Friday. “We also appeal to large power users and key business customers to reduce their usage of electricity by switching