Five Newsworthy Things in SA 15th January 2024:

News in South Africa 15th January: 1. Massive electricity price hike: Despite having the worst year of load shedding in 2023, and many analysts noting it is firmly here to stay in 2024, South Africans must prepare for another double-digit Eskom tariff increase this year. In December 2023, the High Court of South Africa rejected […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 4th October 2022:

News in South Africa 4th October: 1. Water levels critical: Johannesburg Water has again shut down the supply to the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. This is the fourth time in less than three weeks. The emergency shutdown of the Bryanston reservoir and tower is to attend to another burst. There is no estimated time for […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 26th September 2022:

News in South Africa 26th September: 1. Schools – load shedding crisis: The National Association of School Governing Bodies warns that the ongoing power cuts will have a devastating impact on the quality of schooling. The country battled Stage 6 power cuts last week. Eskom announced stage 3 load shedding for most of the week, […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 29th March 2022:

News in South Africa 29th March: 1. Moving away from Eskom: The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has awarded a private electricity trading licence for the first time in over 12 years, as the country looks to move away from Eskom’s power monopoly. The license enables Enpower Trading to source competitively-priced, predominantly renewable power […]

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