Anton Eberhard News Today

Alongside the threat of higher stages of load shedding, there have been some developments that will provide a silver lining to the dark cloud that is SA’s energy crisis.

A growing number of people are opting to generate their own renewable energy and escape load shedding.

The newly released Integrated Resource Plan has scaled back on renewables, pumped up gas and is delaying the shutdown schedule of old coal plants, with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy saying the cost of pollution is far less than the cost of energy shortages.

Hügo Krüger scrutinises the alleged "Russian Nuclear Deal" with South Africa, revealing flaws in claims and the lack of evidence.

Energy experts and economists do not expect the new draft of the Integrated Resource Plan to do much to end load shedding anytime soon.

Patrick McLaughlin focuses on the delayed parliamentary processing of the Electricity Regulation Amendment (ERA) Bill in South Africa.

Despite multiple promises that South Africa would get rid of load shedding in time for the festive season, experts have argued differently

Not even 15% of outages planned for this financial year completed.

Some of us allowed ourselves, briefly, to believe the electricity minister’s optimism. The joke was on us, writes Peter Bruce.

Standard Bank, Absa, FNB and Nedbank confirmed as participants in the energy loan scheme.