Life in the Vaal Triangle — One of the world's most polluted regions
Just 48km from Johannesburg, in a South African region known as the Vaal Triangle, 1.7 million people are living in a crossfire of some of the most dangerous pollution on Earth.
From the highway into Vanderbijlpark, you can...
Two big Eskom power stations could get life extensions
South Africa is considering extending the lives of some of its biggest coal-fired power plants as the government seeks to bolster the country’s long-term energy security amid a deepening crisis.
Kendal and Lethabo, two plants that...
Eskom CEO reveals load-shedding plan for the week
Eskom has revealed the load-shedding stages it plans to implement for the rest of the week.
Speaking at a media briefing on Monday afternoon, Eskom CEO André de Ruyter explained why it was necessary to implement stage 6 load-shedding in the...
Eskom increases load-shedding until further notice
Eskom has announced stage 4 load-shedding until further notice.
This is due to the breakdowns of a generating unit each at Koeberg, Medupi, Kriel, Arnot and Lethabo power stations.
Eskom announces load-shedding plans for the week — here is the timetable
Eskom has announced that it will continue running stage 4 rotational power cuts during evening peaks and early mornings, with stage 3 during daylight hours.
“Stage 4 load-shedding will continue to be implemented at 16:00...
Eskom warns of load-shedding at short notice as six units break down
Eskom has warned that it may need to implement stage 2 load-shedding at short notice on Monday evening between 18:00 and midnight due to a shortage of generation capacity.
The state-owned power utility has suffered breakdowns...
Eskom employee arrested — copper cable worth R540,000 confiscated
An Eskom employee and contractor were arrested yesterday for being possession of a large quantity of copper cable in Welkom, Free State, the state-owned power utility announced in a media statement.
"Thanks to the vigilance of a...
Pictures of Eskom sabotage that nearly caused stage 6 load-shedding
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter has shared what he sees as the "clearest indication yet" that deliberate sabotage of Eskom's infrastructure was taking place and causing load-shedding.