Sworn affidavit: Why Eskom is failing - André de Ruyter
In a court affidavit, former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter explains the policies that led to South Africa's loadshedding crisis.
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In a court affidavit, former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter explains the policies that led to South Africa's loadshedding crisis.
Eskom cut more than 7000MW during the Tuesday evening peak. Stage 6 load shedding was implemented indefinitely on Sunday.
Time to take back our power.
South Africa will get an electricity minister and the government will assume additional powers to tackle crippling blackouts under a new, controversial measure -- the extent of which remained largely unclear on Friday.
A court application seeks to compel the government to exempt public hospitals and other critical institutions from load shedding.