Electricity
Hundreds protest in Ballito over poor living conditions
The march was led by Abahlali baseMjondolo
Brief | 16 September 2024
Factory forced to relocate from Free State to Gauteng because of electricity outages
NLG Gloves has been in Harrismith since 1993 and employed 71 people from surrounding communities.
By Tladi Moloi
News | 13 September 2024
Loadshedding is not over in Cape Town’s deep south
Unplanned power outages plague residents and small businesses near Cape Point
By Tori Newby
News | 13 September 2024
Eskom office closure in Mpumalanga leaves customers frustrated
Residents still turning up to report electricity supply problems months after Kwagga Mall customer hub closed
Brief | 5 September 2024
Blackout in eastern Free State after substation vandalised
Thousands of litres of oil stolen, says municipality
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 30 August 2024
Cape Town electricity protest brings traffic to a halt
“We are eating less food because we have to pay more for electricity”
News | 23 August 2024
Households left without electricity as Eskom implements load reduction
Power utility says this is necessary to protect transformers overloaded by illegal connections
News | 20 August 2024
Power restored to Diepsloot welfare organisations at last
Lawyers against Abuse director says they are now able to provide counselling sessions without the constant noise of the generator
Brief | 5 August 2024
Hundreds march in Khayelitsha to demand that Eskom re-open its service centre
Protesters say they were not consulted
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 August 2024