Eskom

Workers at Eskom Rotek Industries will start protesting against the use of labour brokers at the division from Tuesday. Protest organiser Timothy Kgokong said the newly appointed labour brokers have not paid full employee salaries. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said the grievances underscoring the protest are before the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration.Eskom confirmed…

Eskom has issued a load reduction notice for various high-density areas in five provinces on Thursday evening as it battles to  prevent network overloading which often leads to explosion of transformers.Electricity will be cut off  from 17:00 to 22:00 around Soweto, the Vaal, Newcastle, Ehlanzeni and Mopani District in Limpopo. The power generator said it…

Subscribers can listen to this article Eskom's Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. Eskom on Tuesday evening asked South Africans to reduce their electricity usage, saying the national grid was under "severe pressure".While the beleaguered power utility has managed to avoid implementing load shedding for most of September, it has emphasised that power cuts could be…

Eskom has cancelled Stage 1 power cuts that were planned to start at 16:00 Tuesday afternoon. There will be no load shedding on Wednesday evening after a significant improvement in the country's generation supply, Eskom has announced. Stage 1 cuts were expected to start at 16:00 and last until 22:00. The utility has not yet given…

16m ago Tshediso Matona, who was the head of the power utility for less than a year from late 2014 to March 2015 is now being sworn in. Advocate Seleka, SC, is leading the evidence.  21m ago The inquiry has just commenced, about an hour after its scheduled starting time of 09:00. Interested parties and legal representatives…