Electricity

Trash dumped at councillor’s office in electricity protest

Power has not been restored for a year to Dunoon fire victims

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Brief | 26 September 2024

Hundreds of Limpopo villagers march to Eskom to demand an end to load reduction

They blame illegal connections for their electricity troubles and want Eskom to intervene

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Brief | 17 September 2024

Live wires litter streets of Refilwe township in Tshwane

Two cows have been electrocuted

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Brief | 17 September 2024

Hundreds protest in Ballito over poor living conditions

The march was led by Abahlali baseMjondolo

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Brief | 16 September 2024

Factory forced to relocate from Free State to Gauteng because of electricity outages

NLG Gloves has been in Harrismith since 1993 and employed 71 people from surrounding communities.

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News | 13 September 2024

Loadshedding is not over in Cape Town’s deep south

Unplanned power outages plague residents and small businesses near Cape Point

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News | 13 September 2024

Eskom office closure in Mpumalanga leaves customers frustrated

Residents still turning up to report electricity supply problems months after Kwagga Mall customer hub closed

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Brief | 5 September 2024

Blackout in eastern Free State after substation vandalised

Thousands of litres of oil stolen, says municipality

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Brief | 30 August 2024

Cape Town electricity protest brings traffic to a halt

“We are eating less food because we have to pay more for electricity”

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News | 23 August 2024

Households left without electricity as Eskom implements load reduction

Power utility says this is necessary to protect transformers overloaded by illegal connections

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News | 20 August 2024

Power restored to Diepsloot welfare organisations at last

Lawyers against Abuse director says they are now able to provide counselling sessions without the constant noise of the generator

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Brief | 5 August 2024

Hundreds march in Khayelitsha to demand that Eskom re-open its service centre

Protesters say they were not consulted

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Brief | 1 August 2024

Joburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections

City Power technicians removed over 18,000 kilogrammes of illegal wiring on Wednesday. But minutes after they left, people were seen making new electricity connections

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News | 1 August 2024

Pressure mounts for Gwamanda to be removed as Joburg Mayor

Hundreds protest in Braamfontein

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News | 29 July 2024

Protesters block N12, demand toilets, water

“Children as young as seven years old fight for water with old people”

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Brief | 23 July 2024

Joburg families plead with City officials to end power cuts

City of Johannesburg losing between R5-million and R10-million monthly due to illegal connections, says City Power

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News | 19 July 2024