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Kevin Lings presents a blow-by-blow account of where Eskom's electricity output is right now, where load-shedding is heading and why.

Female athlete triad is caused by extreme dieting and exercise usually among young women athletes and leads to abnormal menstruation, an unhealthy body and in extreme cases even death.

Cabinet has welcomed the signing of an agreement that will see Mozambique supply South Africa with 100 megawatts of electricity within the next three months upon the signing of the Power Purchase Agreement.

ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT 1.    Recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa says the energy availability factor at the country's power plants has increased to 60% over the past few weeks.

Demand is not waning. On the contrary, fossil fuel consumption is soaring with no signs of slowing down in the foreseeable future. Oil demand increased last year and will increase again this year. In the meanwhile, renewable uptake is increasing fast but not fast-enough to meet increasing energy demand, especially in populous nations like China and India. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 4]

South African manufacturing production slid by a much bigger than expected 5.2% in the year to February, data unveiled by Stats SA showed on Tuesday. This raises the odds that the economy has fallen into recession as the power crisis bites and comes against the looming possibility of Stage 10 l...

Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load shedding will continue until further notice despite recent improvements in generation capacity

The warning bell has been sounded that if critical issues are not urgently addressed at Eskom, the country risks being ungovernable. 

Government’s festive season gift to South Africans is a dark holiday and a gloomy New Year as load-shedding uncertainty spikes.