Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • Features
    • Buthelezi, the King’s Hand
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2023
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2012-2021
    • The Fiscal Cliff
  • Partners
  • Power of Women 2024
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Power Of Women
      • 2024 Edition
    • Youth Summit
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Podcasts
    • Digital Editions
    • Crossword
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Register
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

load-shedding

Zambian government leaves human rights on death row
Opinion
/ 9 September 2024

Zambian government leaves human rights on death row

Reminding President Hakainde Hichilema to fulfil his election campaign promises is now an offence in Zambia

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Eskom’s Dan Marokane: No load-shedding expected this summer
The Green Guardian
/ 26 August 2024

Eskom’s Dan Marokane: No load-shedding expected this summer

The chief executive was hopeful that by year end, the utility would get an additional 2 500 megawatts from several power stations.

By Ozayr Patel and Mandisa Nyathi
Ramokgopa: Government ‘within touching distance’ of resolving load-shedding
The Green Guardian
/ 12 August 2024

Ramokgopa: Government ‘within touching distance’ of resolving load-shedding

Tutuka, Kendal and Kriel coal-fired power stations have emerged as stars, the electricity and energy minister said.

By Sheree Bega
Mokonyane: Last-minute initiatives like Nasi Ispan were behind ANC’s electoral decline
Politics
/ 2 August 2024

Mokonyane: Last-minute initiatives like Nasi Ispan were behind ANC’s electoral decline

The party’s first deputy secretary general said such interventions should be initiated ‘four years and nine months before the next elections’

By Mandisa Nyathi
Strain on smaller businesses now affecting larger enterprises
Opinion
/ 1 August 2024

Strain on smaller businesses now affecting larger enterprises

Urgent relief is needed to stop the spread of financial ruin to bigger firms and avoid economic sector turmoil

By James Maposa
Economic reforms still a priority amid GNU uncertainty
Business
/ 25 June 2024

Economic reforms still a priority amid GNU uncertainty

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive

By Sarah Smit
Behind Johannesburg’s load reduction
The Green Guardian
/ 23 June 2024

Behind Johannesburg’s load reduction

City Power says it cut power as a ‘last resort’ to save the grid from collapse – and recoup debts

By Sheree Bega
Eskom’s decision to keep coal plants running until 2030 could cost R90 billion
The Green Guardian
/ 7 June 2024

Eskom’s decision to keep coal plants running until 2030 could cost R90 billion

The Presidential Climate Commission has warned that South Africa risks missing emission target deadlines amid postponed coal phaseout

By Sarah Smit
GDP data: SA’s economy contracts in first quarter of 2024
Business
/ 4 June 2024

GDP data: SA’s economy contracts in first quarter of 2024

The economy did not benefit from the suspended load-shedding initiated in early April

By Sarah Smit
Drought-hit Southern Africa’s growth lags
Business
/ 30 May 2024

Drought-hit Southern Africa’s growth lags

South Africa, the region’s economic powerhouse, looks to record improved, albeit tepid, growth this year and next

By Sarah Smit
Vote for a just energy plan with enduring solutions
Opinion
/ 29 May 2024

Vote for a just energy plan with enduring solutions

South Africa needs a leadership that comprehends the interconnectedness of our nation’s energy crisis and the climate emergency

By Boitumelo Masipa
Standard Bank’s R2 billion loan injection helps SA’s small businesses beat load-shedding and build solid futures
Partner Content
/ 27 May 2024

Standard Bank’s R2 billion loan injection helps SA’s small businesses beat load-shedding and build solid futures

By helping SMEs finance their generators and solar power, they remain sustainable and productive

By Standard Bank
Energy security: An African priority at Enlit Africa 2024
Partner Content
/ 13 May 2024

Energy security: An African priority at Enlit Africa 2024

Enlit Africa creates a space for companies to collaborate, taking control of the energy security conversation and redefining its potential in the continent

By Enlit Africa
Eskom’s desperate measures: Emergency reserves strained as power shortages persist
National
/ 10 May 2024

Eskom’s desperate measures: Emergency reserves strained as power shortages persist

The improved load-shedding situation over the past month have been aided by solar photovoltaic energy and lower demand

By Lyse Comins
The power’s back on, but at what cost?
Opinion
/ 10 May 2024

The power’s back on, but at what cost?

We struggle to be convinced that the winter outlook Eskom released, which anticipates stage two load-shedding, will come through

By Editorial
Ramokgopa: No link between elections and no load-shedding
The Green Guardian
/ 6 May 2024

Ramokgopa: No link between elections and no load-shedding

The 40 days free of energy outages is a result of maintenance of the electricity system, lower peak-time demand and the return to service of units at Koeberg, Medupi and Kusile power stations

By Mandisa Nyathi
Ekurhuleni residents threaten to boycott, disrupt elections if load-shedding reaches them
Politics
/ 27 April 2024

Ekurhuleni residents threaten to boycott, disrupt elections if load-shedding reaches them

Phomolong has been spared from load-shedding because of its proximity to critical services

By Mandisa Nyathi
Eskom predicts stage two load-shedding for winter
National
/ 26 April 2024

Eskom predicts stage two load-shedding for winter

But, extreme circumstances could see the implementation of stage five, power utility says

By Sheree Bega
Ramokgopa hits back at critics of load-shedding-free ‘milestone’
The Green Guardian
/ 22 April 2024

Ramokgopa hits back at critics of load-shedding-free ‘milestone’

The electricity minister said the turnaround should be celebrated, and had nothing to do with next month’s elections

By Mandisa Nyathi
How science should meet politics in the 2024 elections
Opinion
/ 22 April 2024

How science should meet politics in the 2024 elections

Are we going to the polls with the intention of a paradigm change, or are we voting to retain the current paradigm that no longer works?

By Edmund Terem Ugar and Zizipho Masiza
Global grain production good, but Southern Africa’s white maize crop hit by drought
Opinion
/ 15 April 2024

Global grain production good, but Southern Africa’s white maize crop hit by drought

South Africa imports all its rice and half its wheat so the exchange rate is a factor to watch

By Wandile Sihlobo
Ramokgopa: renewables won’t end load-shedding but have a role to play
The Green Guardian
/ 9 April 2024

Ramokgopa: renewables won’t end load-shedding but have a role to play

Minister of electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said wind energy has a big role to play during winter

By Mandisa Nyathi
Shower hour: Water has become a dirty joke
Thought Leader
/ 5 April 2024

Shower hour: Water has become a dirty joke

The trials of living a life around the capricious temperament of water scheduling

By Christian Stephen
Vote 2024 | If you thought load-shedding sucked…
Elections Newsletter
/ 4 April 2024

Vote 2024 | If you thought load-shedding sucked…

As South Africa approaches the 29 May national and provincial elections, the narrative has shifted from load-shedding to a crisis that hits even closer to home: water.
Plus, Mapisa-Nqakula in the dock.

By Scott Peter Smith
South Africa’s energy blueprint needs an overhaul
The Green Guardian
/ 2 April 2024

South Africa’s energy blueprint needs an overhaul

The draft IRP 2023 fails to address future energy shortages, analysts argue

By Mandisa Nyathi
Our water crisis is and has always been about political will
Opinion
/ 2 April 2024

Our water crisis is and has always been about political will

In Gauteng, the single biggest issue right now is water scarcity. In KZN, it is scarcity and the pollution of river systems

By Jonathan Erasmus
April 10th is when Redmi Note 13 Series changes the smartphone game
Partner Content
/ 2 April 2024

April 10th is when Redmi Note 13 Series changes the smartphone game

The game-changing series arrives in South Africa soon: Prepare for the day with key features and specials from Vodacom

By Xiaomi
Huawei pledges to work with partners to build a new era of solar
Partner Content
/ 26 March 2024

Huawei pledges to work with partners to build a new era of solar

‘PV + energy storage will become the most economical and universal form of power’

By Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa Region
Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner
The Green Guardian
/ 20 March 2024

Some 32 000 people could die if SA doesn’t switch to greener power sooner

People who live close to coal-fired power plants continue to fall ill from breathing in dirty air

By Zano Kunene
South Africa’s economy narrowly avoids a recession
Business
/ 5 March 2024

South Africa’s economy narrowly avoids a recession

The transport and mining industries were the key contributors to fourth quarter GDP growth

By Anathi Madubela
Eskom at risk of stage 13 load-shedding if it doesn’t shape up, says new report
National
/ 3 March 2024

Eskom at risk of stage 13 load-shedding if it doesn’t shape up, says new report

‘Prudent operation and maintenance practices’ could prevent up to six stages of load-shedding, according to the report from the VGBE

By Mandisa Nyathi
Political manifestos on energy solutions ‘underwhelming’
National
/ 29 February 2024

Political manifestos on energy solutions ‘underwhelming’

The energy crisis has worsened SA’s existing economic challenges, prompting ratings agencies, the IMF and SARB to flag load-shedding as a significant barrier to recovery

By Mandisa Nyathi
← Older posts

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2024 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.