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electricity supply

State of Disaster has little justification without the financial discipline needed to fix SA’s electricity crisis

Maverick Citizen

State of Disaster has little justification without the financial discipline needed to fix SA’s electricity crisis

By Neil Thomas Stacey

Breakdown of eight generation units plunges South Africa into Stage 6 blackouts

South Africa

Breakdown of eight generation units plunges South Africa into Stage 6 blackouts

By Victoria O’Regan

Eskom hits South Africa with a bunch of fives — and there’s no respite in sight

South Africa

Eskom hits South Africa with a bunch of fives — and there’s no respite in sight

By Victoria O’Regan

Russia, US fail to agree on Asean statement; Moscow forces mass near Melitopol

World

Russia, US fail to agree on Asean statement; Moscow forces mass near Melitopol

By Bloomberg

South Africans make a plan in the face of never-ending electricity blackouts

South Africa

South Africans make a plan in the face of never-ending electricity blackouts

By Victoria O’Regan

Helpless, anxious and depressed — how Eskom blackouts hit ordinary South Africans

South Africa

Helpless, anxious and depressed — how Eskom blackouts hit ordinary South Africans

By Victoria O’Regan

Eskom is owed R50bn by municipalities - This infographic shows which council owes what

Business Maverick

Eskom is owed R50bn by municipalities - This infographic shows which council owes what

By Victoria O’Regan

Crime-ridden Diepsloot community pleads for electricity to reduce rampant lawlessness

South Africa

Crime-ridden Diepsloot community pleads for electricity to reduce rampant lawlessness

By Chris Gilili for GroundUp

Electricity action plan must be rational, measured and defensible - and deter opportunistic projects

South Africa

Electricity action plan must be rational, measured and defensible - and deter opportunistic projects

By Richard Halsey and Richard Bridle

Eastern Cape’s Komani braces for bleak winter of power failures

South Africa

Eastern Cape’s Komani braces for bleak winter of power failures

By Tembile Sgqolana

Soweto residents block roads, burn tyres after 13 days without electricity

South Africa

Soweto residents block roads, burn tyres after 13 days without electricity

By Chris Gilili for GroundUp

Cartoon Thursday with Rico

ZAPIRO

Cartoon Thursday with Rico

By Rico