Loadshedding to be downgraded thanks to diesel from PetroSA

Thanks to diesel supplied by PetroSA, Eskom will be able to reduce load shedding to Stage 3 from Stage 4 during the night, Eskom said. This is expected to last until Monday morning.  The lifeline... 

Eskom diesel plan will be announced in the coming days, says Gordhan

A plan to deal with Eskom's diesel crisis will be announced in the coming days, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told Parliament on Wednesday. Eskom said last week that it had overspent... 

Loadshedding downgraded again, for now

Stage 4 loadshedding (instead of Stage 5) will be implemented continuously until 05:00 on Tuesday morning, Eskom said on Monday afternoon. Thereafter Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented daily... 

Extreme loadshedding ahead as Eskom diesel budget runs dry

Eskom said on Sunday that it has run out of cash to buy diesel and does not plan to order any more until 1April 1, 2023.  The consequence of this will be extreme levels of loadshedding not yet... 

Richards Bay Minerals in court bid against trusts, says most of R530m didn't reach communities

Richards Bay Minerals has approached the high court to impose tighter governance controls over local community development trusts to ensure that hundreds of-millions in financial benefits will... 

Stage 3 loadshedding to be implemented on Monday and Tuesday

Eskom has announced that Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented on Monday from 16:00 until 05:00 on Tuesday morning. It will then drop to Stage 2 until 16:00 on Tuesday, when Stage 3 will again... 

Coal is king, insists Mantashe - as Ramaphosa is feted for green plan in Egypt

As world leaders fete President Cyril Ramaphosa for his green agenda in Egypt, his minister of mineral resources and energy insisted this week that coal will continue to play a critical part in... 

Transnet declares sixth force majeure in 18 months

Transnet has declared its sixth force majeure in 18 months, this time on the coal export line to Richards Bay, which experienced a massive derailment on Tuesday.  Force majeure is a clause that is... 

Stage 2 loadshedding to start from 09:00 

Stage 2 loadshedding will start at 09:00 on Tuesday, and will be implemented until further notice, Eskom has announced.  "This is necessitated by a breakdown of a Duvha generating unit and the... 

Expect loadshedding all weekend

Stage 1 loadshedding will continue to be implemented daily from 05:00 to 16:00 until Sunday, Eskom said on Friday. Meanwhile, Stage 2 loadshedding will also continue to be implemented daily at... 

Criminal case to be opened against Jagersfontein Developments

In the wake of a devastating tailings dam wall collapse in the Free State, the Deputy Minister of the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), David Mahlobo, will open a criminal case against... 

Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to decide on fate of Russian diamonds

The plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is under way in Gaborone, Botswana, until Friday and it's expected to decide if Russian diamonds should be declared conflict... 

Eskom steps up loadshedding as repair of four generation units delayed

Stage 1 loadshedding will be implemented every day this week until Friday, while Stage 2 will be implemented nightly until Friday, Eskom said on Tuesday evening.  Stage 1 will start at 05:00 and... 

Stage 2 loadshedding is back this week, Eskom confirms

Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Monday until 05:00 on Tuesday, and again during the evening peaks from 16:00 until midnight on Tuesday and Wednesday, Eskom said on Sunday... 

Loadshedding to be suspended at midnight, but Stage 2 planned for next week

Loadshedding will be suspended at midnight on Friday, Eskom said. This is thanks to lower weekend demand. But Stage 2 loadshedding will continue until 16:00, which will increase to Stage 3 until... 

Former Eskom boss Matshela Koko, wife and stepdaughter arrested on charges of corruption

The NPA's Investigating Directorate have arrested former Eskom acting CE Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima and his stepdaughter Koketso Choma on charges of corruption. The charges relate to a... 

Loadshedding to continue into the weekend

Loadshedding will continue into the weekend, but will be dropped to Stage 2 and Stage 1, Eskom said on Thursday morning.  "Stage 3 loadshedding is currently underway until 16:00 on Thursday,... 

Komati turnaround will cost close to R8bn, and the World Bank may foot most of the bill

Repurposing Eskom's coal-fired power station, Komati, would cost around R7.9-billion, project documents from the World Bank show. Eskom has been engaging with the World Bank in providing funding... 

Loadshedding planned for the weekend

Stage 3 and 2 loadshedding will again be implemented continuously from 16:00 on Friday until 05:00 Monday morning, Eskom said. Stage 3 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 05:00 on... 

Stage 3 loadshedding extended

More generation units failed at Eskom's power stations overnight on Thursday, pushing SA into extended Stage 3 loadshedding. "Due to the failure of 2 units at Kendal Power Station and a unit each... 

Transnet worker activity as high as 80% as operations ramp up after wage deal

Transnet said worker activity at its operations has returned to levels as high as 80% since the entity inked its three-year wage deal with the United National Transport Union (UNTU). Transnet and... 

Loadshedding until at least Friday, says Eskom, as it announces new schedule

Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented until midnight on Tuesday. Thereafter, stage 2 will be implemented until 05:00 on Wednesday, Eskom said on Tuesday afternoon.  Stage 3 loadshedding will... 

Satawu calls Transnet's wage deal with UNTU a 'betrayal' of workers, vows to continue strike

The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) has vowed to continue striking at Transnet, calling the entity's three-year wage deal with the United National Transport Union (UNTU) a... 

Loadshedding escalates to Stage 4 until further notice

Eskom has announced that load shedding escalated to Stage 4 in the early hours of Tuesday morning "Stage 4 load shedding was implemented at 05:30 due to breakdowns of five generators at five power... 

Transnet announces three-year deal with key union after brutal strike

Transnet announced on Monday that it had reached an agreement with the United National Transport Union (UNTU) for a three-year wage deal. UNTU represents 54% of unionised employees at Transnet. 

Stage 2 loadshedding to continue until Thursday, Stage 1 from Friday

Stage 2 loadshedding will continue to be implemented on Wednesday and Thursday at 16:00 to 00:00 and be reduced to Stage 1 on Friday, from 16:00 until 00:00, Eskom announced on Wednesday. Eskom... 

Eskom coal supply mine Arnot OpCo placed under business rescue

The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has placed Arnot OpCo into business rescue just months after the shuttered mine revived operations and supply of coal to Eskom. In a judgment handed... 

20 arrested, 15 AK-47s seized at illegal mine in North West

Twenty people have been arrested by North West authorities for illegal mining, with charges ranging from violation of immigration laws and conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of unlicenced... 

'Majority of illegal miners can't be classified as small fish’ - Mantashe

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says that most illegal miners cannot be classified as "small fish". This is because the so-called zama zamas violated the country's laws –... 

Embattled Eskom takes another hit as Busi Mavuso resigns from already hobbling board

The Eskom board has been reduced to just five non-executive directors, from a necessary 13, after the resignation with immediate effect of Busi Mavuso on Tuesday soon after a short meeting between... 

Residents urged 'not to panic' after Jagersfontein hit by another dam wall collapse

Yet another dam wall collapse hit disaster-stricken town Jagersfontein, the Free State government confirmed on Tuesday night. Palesa Chubisi, spokesperson for Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela, said: 

Free State govt to build houses for Jagersfontein residents affected by dam burst

The Free State government has announced it will be building about 160 houses for the Jagersfontein families who were displaced following a dam burst on September 11. Premier Sisi Ntombela said the... 

Jagersfontein disaster: 2 people still missing, rivers polluted as residents warned to avoid sludge

Two people are still unaccounted for, nearly two weeks after a mining dam wall collapsed in the small Free State town of Jagersfontein. They are 50-year-old Mantele Mokhali, and 70-year-old... 

'We won't abandon you' - Ramaphosa stunned by Jagersfontein damage, promises to provide support

One dead, four still missing, more than 50 homes destroyed, scores left displaced, cars overturned on their roofs, and hundreds of animals left for dead.  This is the bleak image of Jagersfontein... 

Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh and co-accused granted bail after arrests in Transnet fraud case

Former Transnet chief executive officer (CEO) Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh, the parastatal's former finance boss, and their co-accused were granted bail on Monday after being arrested in connection... 

South Africa needs special unit to crack down on illegal mining, Mantashe urges

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country needs a dedicated team to clamp down on illegal mining in South Africa, adding that it will take several years for the... 

'Fire will be met with fire': Cops send special reinforcements to combat Krugersdorp illegal miners

Police Minister Bheki Cele says reinforcements will be sent to West Village in Krugersdorp, Gauteng to help fight illegal miners accused of terrorising residents. On Sunday, Cele, Gauteng Premier... 

'I don't want to count officers on the ground, but illegal miners' – Cele vows 'hard' response

There were hints of the controversial shoot-to-kill rhetoric from Police Minister Bheki Cele on Sunday when he addressed angry Kagiso residents. Cele, who said he would not instruct his officers to... 

'The losses are enormous': Mpumalanga shutdown hits coal, chrome exporters

Blockaded roads and disruption of transport routes associated with the Mpumalanga shutdown have served to twist the knife in commodity exporters already struggling to move product out of the... 

Power trip: While Stage 4 drags on some unions want Pravin, but Eskom heads to CCMA

While Eskom has put its plans in motion to end protests that have disrupted its operations and break the deadlock at its wage talks, unions in the negotiations are split on whether the impasse may...