South African insurance companies add exclusion for total Eskom grid collapse
Several big South African insurance companies won't cover their customers for certain damages related to the failure of Eskom's power grid.
Moneyweb first reported on the development after seeing an email that...
US Government warning about Eskom — time to think about total grid collapse
The United States Government has advised its stakeholders in South Africa to start thinking about disaster management plans for a total collapse of Eskom’s power grid.
Although a blackout remains unlikely, the risk has...
Telecoms blackout at Mpumalanga hospitals and police stations explained
Numerous hospitals, clinics, police stations, and exam centres in Mpumalanga are experiencing a telecommunications blackout amidst a tender battle in the province.
At the centre of this blackout is a five-year...
Eskom issues blackout warning
South Africans could have their power cut if more pressure is put on Eskom’s grid this week, the power utility said on Wednesday
Unfortunately this is becoming an important consideration for people working from home. To a lesser extent, also for those of us who get shafted by load shedding from 18h00 onwards.
(In my area/block, it's 4x a week (Tue, Thu, Sat & Sun) from 18h00 to 22h00.)
I am considering getting an...
Nationwide blackout will badly hurt SA: Eskom
It will take two weeks for the South African power system to recover if there was a total nationwide blackout, Eskom has said
Eskom signs contracts to avoid electricity blackouts by 2011
Eskom has already signed contracts with independent power producers to avoid rolling blackouts, the power utility said on Tuesday.