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  1. LazyLion

    Power out in Brackenhurst, Alberton?

    For the second time this week? Anybody else there?
  3. LazyLion

    ESKOM, SABC launch 'Power Bulletin'

    Eskom has partnered with the SABC to give South Africans daily real time information on the power system, the power utility said on Wednesday. "The new power bulletin initiative announced today [Wednesday] aims to encourage South Africans to shift their energy usage during the peak demand...
  4. LazyLion

    Gas a 'Game Changer' for SA: ESKOM CEO

    Gas can be a "game-changer" for South Africa in the power sector, Eskom CEO Brian Dames said on Tuesday. He said Eskom was particularly aware of the deficit in access to electricity, and that there was a growing role for gas in the country and in the sub-Saharan region. "It is a lot less...
  5. LazyLion

    Unlicensed Coal Mines Supplying ESKOM

    Eskom has been buying coal from 19 South African coal mines which do not have water licences, for at least two years, it was reported on Monday. Under the National Water Act it is illegal for a mine to start up and operate without a water licence, Beeld reported. According to the...
  6. LazyLion

    Media to Tour Medupi Site

    Members of the media gathered at the Medupi power station in Lephalale, Limpopo, on Thursday to tour the construction site, which has been hit by a series of delays. In the invitation, Eskom CEO Brian Dames said the media would be updated on progress at Medupi and on the "state of the power...
  7. LazyLion

    More Nuclear Power Plants Needed: Motlanthe

    South Africa needs more nuclear power plants to meet growing electricity demand, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Monday. "We need to produce electricity in other parts of the country to spread the electricity production points around the national grid," Motlanthe said at the...
  8. LazyLion

    Boksburg Power Out Again?

    This is becoming a very regular occurence now! Anybody else without power?
  9. LazyLion

    Ermelo Faces Power Cuts

    The Msukaligwa (Ermelo) municipality, in Mpumalanga, will meet with Eskom to prevent it from cutting power to the town, it said on Thursday. "The executive mayor and the municipal mayor will meet Eskom tomorrow [Friday]. I don't want to pre-empt anything," municipal spokesman Mandla Zwane...
  10. LazyLion

    Four Injured in East Rand Blast

    Four men were critically injured after an apparent explosion at a power station on Monday night in Rondebult, Boksburg on the East Rand, paramedics said. "All the information that was gathered [suggested] that it was some form of explosion while the men were working on a transmitter," ER24...
  11. LazyLion

    More Power Cuts Expected for Alberton

    Residents in Alberton, east of Johannesburg, can expect more power cuts next week, Ekurhuleni municipality said on Friday. After more than five days with no electricity in five areas of Alberton last week, more outages were expected to happen from Sunday, said spokesman Sam Modiba. This...
  12. LazyLion

    Alberton Power Back by Monday

    Power should be restored to all parts of Alberton by the end of the day on Monday, the Ekurhuleni municipality said. "The current situation is the power is out. We are still aiming to restore power by the end of today [Monday]," said spokesman Sam Modiba. Parts of Alberton have been...
  13. G

    USB shocking

    I've bought a Kingwin USB 3.0 hard drive docking station from the US. Whenever I touch the USB port, it shocks. From the feeling, I guess it's between 9V-12V. Since it's a US model, the power plug doesn't have an earth leakage, and I therefore suspect it might have something to do with that...
  14. LazyLion

    Eskom keeping mum on steep [massive] power price increase

    http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/10/11/eskom-keeping-mum-on-steep-power-price-increase I have no words....
  15. J

    Eskom quiet on reported price rumours

    Eskom quiet on reported price increase Eskom are remaining quiet on a news report regarding the expected price hike of electricity
  16. Budza

    Uninterruptible Power Supply Requirements

    I need an uninterruptible power supply. Convinced not having one is what caused my mobo to die on me :( This thing: http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=BK350EI has 3 outputs, max 350VA, 210W. Is the 210W limit for battery output only or for the device as a...
  17. Rouxenator

    New Chev Camaro ZL1 : More power than 911, SLS, DB9

    I wonder what the fuel consumption would be and if this will ever got sold in SA. Still, it looks pretty cool ;) http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Oct/1010_camaro_zl1
  18. C

    Motorola Defy Loose Power Button Rattling Noise

    Hi Defy users ... I know these fridges were supposed to rattle but ... .. there's a slight rattle on the power button of my 6 day old phone. Otherwise though I'm loving my first Android. When I shake it (and don't say .. then don't shake it) it rattles but when I have my finger on the...
  19. B

    USB / Lamp Power via Telephone Jack

    Hi there, This is my first post here although I am an avid reader of posts! I am in the process of project whereby sourcing power for a (at first) lamp and with some consideration USB power from a telephone jack. I have done this before in the US and an example can be seen here I...
  20. Pho3nix

    PSU Needed.

    Looking for a (I believe it's called a ITX or mini-ITX ) Power supply for a customers home pc. Been looking around and can't find them. Hoping someone here can point me in the right direction. I'm in JHB if that matters. Attached a pic of what I'm talking about
  21. LazyLion

    Fort Worth Texas implements rolling blackouts to cope with power demands

    OK, so you thought this kind of thing only happens in Africa! But they are in the middle of a mega storm..... http://www.examiner.com/videojournalist-in-fort-worth/fort-worth-rolling-blackouts haha... doesn't that sound like Eskom? Smile in the midst of your power blackout! :p
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