[ad_1] Businesses in South Africa are far more resilient to load shedding, but political squabbles in the near future could lead to further headaches. According to Stats SA, GDP in…
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Unhappy birthday to permanent load shedding in South Africa
[ad_1] 6 September 2023 marks a full 365 days since what would eventually become permanent load shedding in South Africa was announced. On 6 September 2022, Eskom announced that stage…
South Africa’s biggest retailer is spending R3.5 million a day to beat load shedding
[ad_1] South Africa’s biggest retailer, Shoprite, has recorded a strong financial performance despite spending over R1.3 billion on diesel to curb load shedding. In its financial results for the 52…
One year later: Load shedding in South Africa hits bleak milestone
[ad_1] Monday (4 September) marks almost a full year since permanent load shedding came into effect – and the last time the country saw a full week without load shedding.…
Bad news for load shedding in South Africa – here’s the new schedule, with a warning
[ad_1] Power utility Eskom says that all-day stage 4 load shedding will continue for the rest of the week – while economists warn that outages could get worse as the…
Crazy Eskom price hikes in South Africa – how tariffs have changed since load shedding started
[ad_1] Due to poor management, rising costs, declining demand, and runaway debt, Eskom’s electricity tariffs have increased by around 450% since the start of load shedding in 2008 – outstripping…
Eskom to suspend load shedding – here’s the new schedule
[ad_1] Power utility Eskom says that it intends to suspend load shedding during the day for the rest of the week, while keeping outages at stage 2 or 3 during…
Good news for load shedding in South Africa
[ad_1] Eskom says it is ahead of schedule with a planned project at the Kusile power station, which should help to ease the effects of load shedding in the last…
South Africa just hit the worst 10-year load shedding milestone
[ad_1] As South Africa moves closer to the one-year anniversary of permanent load shedding, 2023 has already seen the country sitting in the dark for longer than the last 10…
Fast food thriving in South Africa thanks to load shedding
[ad_1] Spur has posted a strong financial performance as customers seek respite from load shedding. In its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2023, Spur said that its…