Eskom is heading for a load shedding-free winter - yet electricity reform has stalled, a top business lobby has warned.

The low planned maintenance meant that the Energy Availability Factor (EAF) improved from 56.49% in week 17 to 74.1% in week ...

Load shedding has been suspended after power utility, Eskom, announced they recovered approximately 2015MW of generation capacity. In a statement, Eskom said: “Follow the recovery (of) generation ...

Eskom has removed more than 1.1 million customers from load reduction schedules, with five of South Africa’s nine provinces now entirely free of the practice — a milestone in the utility’s programme ...

Eskom has recorded 420 days without the implementation of load shedding. “South Africa has recorded 420 consecutive days ...

Eskom reports progress in clearing overloaded networks, with six of the country's nine provinces now free from load reduction ...

Eskom confirms that load shedding is still suspended as they deny the 14-hour outage rumours. The power system is stable, and there has been no load shedding since 10:00 PM on May 15, 2025. There are ...

Eskom escalated rolling blackouts after a breakdown in a generation unit at Duvha Power Station and delays in returning units ...

Former President Thabo Mbeki alleged that Eskom managers intentionally allowed the power utility to descend into load shedding in order to exploit tender processes.

South Africa may have gone for more than a year without load shedding, but Eskom’s municipal debt crisis is raising questions about how long it can last. South Africans are celebrating over a year ...

Eskom says it is closing in on several employees accused of breaching procurement processes linked to a diesel procurement and storage contract that was key to keeping the lights on during the power ...