Electricity
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects cable theft as “an act of sabotage”
Power was restored on Monday night to about 50,000 residents following days without electricity
Brief | 23 May 2023
No water, electricity or toilets for 280 families in Khayelitsha informal settlement
Residents say they have lived without basic services for three years
By Vincent Lali
News | 20 March 2023
Seshego community march in Polokwane to end inconsistent water supply and power outages
Polokwane Municipality says a budget of R52-million has been set aside to complete the Seshego Water Treatment Works
News | 23 February 2023
Learners march to Eskom as school has been without electricity for several months
SGB says that illegal connections are to blame for the outage
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 17 February 2023
Ladysmith substation repair could take up to two months to complete
Some areas of the town suffered a nine-day power outage
By Benita Enoch
News | 15 February 2023
Will a State of Disaster fix the electricity crisis? An engineer weighs in
There are good reasons to be sceptical
Analysis | 10 February 2023
This hospital’s generator has been broken for weeks, but the Eastern Cape health department says it doesn’t matter
Kareedouw Hospital has no backup generator during loadshedding
News | 8 February 2023
Protesters block main road in Cape Town, demanding electricity
“Councillors fool us during election campaigns”
By Vincent Lali
News | 31 January 2023