Our economy is in a no-man’s land – yes, load shedding has abated, but any notable economic growth will be choked by a creaking, constrained grid. And ongoing electricity price fluctuations pose a ...

Johannesburg is the G20 host city, but its traffic light system has broken down in 2025 – accelerating its de-modernisation.

Darkness is looming in some parts of Gauteng after City of Joburg’s power utility City Power announced stage 3 load shedding will start from 5pm on Friday. This follows a similar announcement ...

The Minister of Electricity Kgosientso Ramokgopa has announced Stage 3 load shedding will be initiated this weekend. Eskom’s Group Chief Executive, Dan Marokane, said load shedding will start at ...

City Power has informed Johannesburg residents that stage 3 load shedding will begin at 5pm this Friday. The regional power utility’s decision follows Eskom’s announcement of the reinstatement ...

Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza/Eyewitness News. JOHANNESBURG - Eskom has suspended load shedding. The power utility says it has been able to replenish its ...

City Power (CP) has announced that its system is temporarily offline, affecting customers’ ability to access the load-shedding schedule and purchase electricity units. CP spokesperson Isaac ...

Trails of lights from passing vehicles in Braamfontein, Johannesburg while the area is submerged in darkness due to load shedding. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG - While South Africans ease into the ...

For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. After more than a day of power cuts, load shedding was suspended early on Sunday. In a short statement, Eskom announced that load ...

Eskom has warned of a high risk of stage 4 load-shedding at short notice. The state-owned power utility has been load-shedding-free for more than ten months, which it attributes to the success of ...

Load shedding has been suspended as of 6am on Sunday (2 February), Eskom said in a brief alert this morning. This is “due to the sufficient replenishment of emergency reserves,” the state-run ...