Tag: Electricity
Less risk of loadshedding for winter
As the colder months approach, the lights might just stay on for longer throughout winter and Capetonians can look forward to keeping warm.
Thanks to...
Prepaid meters – a solution for non-payment
MANAGING utilities will be one of the top priorities of governments around the world for the next decade. South Africans are now living in...
Western Cape to become first load shedding free province
The Western Cape may soon become South Africa’s first power independent province with nearly all of the 30 municipalities ready to provide their residents...
As electricity cost increases so does the rising burden on landlords
The biggest challenge for property owners and landlords is utility management. With the ongoing increase in utility costs in South Africa, installing prepaid meters...
Load shedding: SA needs urgent electricity sector reforms
Agri SA is deeply concerned by the negative impact that load shedding can have on the primary agricultural sector, the food value chain and...
Western Cape MEC Simmers stole electricity – Good’s Herron
Simmers denied the allegations and said he would be seeking legal advice.
Good party secretary general Brett Herron has questioned Western Cape Premier Alan Winde’s...
Use electricity wisely
Despite the great strides in increasing access to electricity in the last 25 years, electricity still remains an expensive and scarce household resource.
As such...
Power Shortages in South Africa Could Get a Whole Lot Worse
An electricity-supply crisis is looming in South Africa that could make intermittent outages in the past few months seem trivial by comparison.
Eskom Holdings SOC...
How I have lived Eskom-free for 10 years
The author hasn’t paid for electricity for nearly a decade after installing his own small solar system in 2009. Here are the options to...
Eskom’s plan to keep the lights on
As Eskom continues to warn consumers of rotational load shedding, Deputy President David Mabuza has told Members of Parliament that the power utility has...
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