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Eskom says stage six load shedding will start at 20:00 on Tuesday and end at 05:00 the next morning, after which stage four kicks in

Eskom said load shedding would be eased on Monday, 19 December. Power cuts were upped to Stage 6 over the long weekend.

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City Power customers were severely affected by inclement weather conditions. Eskom has exempted the power supplier from load shedding.

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Eskom has downgraded rolling blackouts to Stage 4. The power utility had been implementing Stage 5 load shedding for a while.

The man who flicks the switch: An Eskom employee has headed to TikTok to show Mzansi some high-voltage load shedding footage.

The City of Johannesburg has submitted an urgent request to Eskom to be exempt from load shedding for three days

Eskom said load shedding had to be escalated due to the high demand for electricity on Saturday. Three units have also broken down.

Eskom said Stage 4 would be implemented on Saturday morning followed by further reductions over the rest of the weekend.

While many South Africans are subjected to load shedding, Minister aren’t. Close to R1m has been spent on diesel for their generators.

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Unit 1 at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station will be offline until June 2023 and SA’s power grid will lose about 920MW of capacity as a result.

Eskom said the available generation capacity would be reduced for the next six to 12 months due to several factors, including the long-term project at Unit 1 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.

It went from bad to worse! Eskom said Stage 6 load shedding would be implemented until further notice due to a high number of breakdowns.

Eskom said Stage 4 load shedding would be implemented due to further breakdowns and delays in returning generating units to service.

‘Load shedding is being implemented due to a high number of breakdowns and the requirement to preserve the remaining emergency generation…’ said Eskom.

Some relief for South Africans as load shedding will be REDUCED from Monday, 5 December, and then again on Tuesday

Eskom has announced that it will be implementing stage 4 load shedding until Monday, here is the schedule for Joburg

Eskom says stage 2 load shedding will kick in from 16:00 on Friday after several generating units at its power stations broke down

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A move to implement solar panels could help reduce the impact of load shedding on public health facilities

Eskom will be implementing Stage 2 load shedding throughout the weekend. If you live in the City of Tshwane find your schedule here..

President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident that problems at Eskom will be resolved despite the load shedding caused by power plant breakdowns

PetroSA helped out its fellow parastatal with diesel. Eskom said night-time load shedding would be reduced until Monday.

Throughout 2022, a combined 120 days of load shedding has been experienced in South Africa, a whopping 72 days more than last year.

Three units at the Kusile Power Station are offline due to the duct failure in late October which contributes to load shedding.

Eskom says stage 4 load shedding was cancelled on Sunday morning at 08:00 – but don’t put away those candles just yet

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Stage 4 load shedding will continue until further notice. Diesel reserves are depleted and changes to the power cut schedule will be more unpredictable as a result.

Stage 3 and 2 load shedding will be implemented alternatively. If you live in the City of Tshwane find your schedule here.

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Stage 3 and 2 load shedding will be implemented alternatively. If you live in the City of Tshwane find your schedule here.

Eskom expects to brief the nation on the load shedding outlook on Tuesday or will publish any further pressing updates.

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Eskom said load shedding would start earlier on Tuesday, 8 November, after a unit breakdown at a power station in Mpumalanga.

According to reports, cutting the power to the remote Northern Cape towns could jeopardise Eskom’s national electricity grid.

According to reports, cutting the power to the remote Northern Cape towns could jeopardise Eskom’s national electricity grid.

Over 900 000 matric learners are expected to write English Paper 1 on Monday and SADTU says rolling blackouts will have a negative impact.

The Department of Basic Education says matric CAT and IT students whose exams may be impacted by load shedding needn’t worry.

If you don’t laugh about load shedding, you’ll surely cry! Listen to Karen Zoid’s killer track, courtesy of Eskom ….

Eskom says it will implement stages 3 and 4 of load shedding for the rest of the week as emergency reserves are almost depleted

The National Department of Health revealed that 72 hospitals are now exempt from load shedding with more to come.

A woman has died and three others are critical allegedly from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator used during load shedding.

Eskom is expected to implement various stages of load shedding throughout the week – see the schedule here

Eskom says it will be implementing Stage 2 load shedding from Monday until Tuesday, between 16:00 and 00:00

Eskom says four generating units broke down, prompting the implementation of stage 2 load shedding from Saturday at 14:00

Eskom confirmed there will be no load shedding for South Africa over the weekend due to a lower demand for electricity.

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‘Eskom will endeavor to limit load shedding to night time to have minimal impact on the economy and population,’ said the power supplier.

How can this be allowed? Well, it’s thanks to changes made in the Ministerial Handbook in 2022 – which exempt ministers from load shedding.

South Africa’s ministers – who draw a salary of between R2 million and R2.5 million a year – do not have to pay for water and electricity.

Eskom says stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from Monday until Wednesday this coming week, between 16:00 and midnight

While the country is experiencing the worst load shedding ever, ministers enjoy uninterrupted power in their private residences in Pretoria.

South Africans have had to put up with 32 consecutive days of load shedding and it’s only a matter of time before it returns

South African tweeps are finding the irony – and amusement- in expats in the UK now bracing for a cold winter full of load shedding…

Want to live in a load shedding-proof estate? Well, get digging for some spare change, because these homes are turning heads in Joburg.

Eskom said load shedding will be reduced on Thursday. However, power cuts will continue until Saturday at the very least.

Load shedding may have got WORSE last night – but Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter now believes there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Eskom said two units tripped and announced that Stage 4 load shedding was required from 18:00 just 10 minutes before the escalation.

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Residents in the City of Cape Town could soon be paid for switching off their appliances during load shedding. Here’s how it will work..

There have been various calls for SA hospitals to be exempted from load shedding as it negatively impacts patients and operations.

An investigation is reportedly underway after Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter discovered a device inside his car last week

The department of health has announced a series of initiatives to assist the healthcare sector through the ongoing rolling blackouts.

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says his comments about Stage 15 load shedding were taken ‘completely out of context’.

‘The exclusions or exemptions do not mean the facilities should use electricity without limitations,’ said Dr Joe Phaahla.

Grade 12s will sit for their final examinations from 31 October but the ongoing load shedding may hinder their studying and writing.

City Power’ was approached by the Department of Health to consider ways to exempt their health facilities from the power cuts.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was asked why he hasn’t axed ministers Pravin Gordhan and Gwede Mantashe over the bouts of load shedding

There’s a lot of talk about Stage 8 load shedding – or even worse – doing the rounds right now. But how close are we to the ‘final frontier’?

Eskom previously said Stage 4 load shedding would continue until the diesel shipment for Ankerlig and Gourikwa Open Cycle Gas Turbine stations arrived.

Have a day off, Eskom. After threatening us with Stage 8 and Stage 10 load shedding earlier this year, Stage 15 has now entered the chat.

The Limpopo Health Department says the decision is due to interrupted water supply in hospitals, as a result of load shedding

Following the warning of stage 15 load shedding, tweeps took to social media to bemoan the news… but others still found humour in it all.

Load shedding is no laughing matter, but South Africans certainly know how to see the funny side. Here’s what tweeps have been saying this week.

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter explained why and how South Africa would ever be put into Stage 15 load shedding.

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter explained why and how South Africa would ever be put into Stage 15 load shedding.

Eskom said that the country will remain in Stage 4 until diesel supplies to the two Open Cycle Gas Turbine stations can be resumed.

While most of South Africa puts up with load shedding, residents of Nelson Mandela Bay were recently spared the inconvenience

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech was recently interrupted, briefly, by load shedding but his reaction has frustrated many.

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The Health head is working on getting health facilities exempted from load shedding and also looking at other electricity sources.

Experts have warned South Africans against choosing cheap solar systems because it may end up costing more than they bargained for.

Shall we turn off the lights at Phala Phala first? President Ramaphosa has challenged the public to prevent load shedding, by using less energy.

The bouts of load shedding has proven to be disastrous for healthcare , particularly as generators in some hospitals don’t work

Eskom says while some generation units are anticipated to return to service, it is necessary to continue with load shedding

There are growing calls for Andre De Ruyter and other Eskom leadership to be fired due to the current electricity crisis

Eskom says while some generation units are anticipated to return to service, it is necessary to continue with load shedding

The SA Medical Association says that health facilities want Government to exempt them from load shedding due to the impact it has had.

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has had enough of load shedding. The party is again calling for drastic changes at Eskom

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the load shedding crisis is a complex challenge for Eskom, which is currently being addressed

SAMA says generators in some hospitals are not working and is concerned that premature babies may die as a result of load shedding