Eskom will implement stage 1 load shedding on Wednesday until 22:00. Progress in restoring generation units at Medupi and Majuba stations was not enough to suspend load shedding.Thanks to improvements to the the generation system, and the restoration of generation units at Majuba and Medupi power stations to the system, Eskom said on Tuesday evening…
Eskom will resume nationwide load shedding at 09:00 on Tuesday. This comes after power cuts continued until 22:00 on Monday. Find your load shedding schedule Eskom reintroduced electricity rationing on Friday, the first time the country experienced load shedding since the start of the lockdown in late March. In a statement on Monday evening, Eskom statement said breakdowns at…
Eskom says Gauteng will be hit by persistent load shedding this weekend due to network disruptions caused by illegal connections in the province.Some areas in the province, including Mamelodi and Eldorado Park have been without electricity since earlier this week. While residents initially directed these power outages queries to the Johannesburg City Power and the…
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Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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