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Friday, 29 May 2025: Eskom has announced that Junaid Munshi has been appointed the Group Executive for its Distribution division, from 1st June 2026. Munshi is a seasoned executive with more than three decades of engineering, marketing and commercial leadership experience in the technology and telecommunications sectors across South Africa and multiple African markets. Most recently,...
Wednesday, 27 May 2026: The start of the construction of a 75MW solar power plant at Lethabo Power Station in the Free State Province marks the first step in integrating utility-scale renewable generation within Eskom’s existing coal-fired power station fleet infrastructure. Once completed, the plant is expected to generate approximately 147GWh of electricity annually, supplying...
Tuesday, 26 May 2026: South African young scientists researching rocket propulsion systems, climate-related fisheries conservation, and advanced mathematical modelling are set to represent the country at the 1923 International Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Fair (IMSEF) in İzmir, Türkiye from 1 to 6 June 2026. The delegation includes Connor Kinnes, a Grade 11 learner at Elkanah...
The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa has overturned a High Court ruling that allowed a German solar company to attach Lesotho state assets
Friday, 22 May 2026: Eskom continues to demonstrate sustained improvement in power system performance and maintaining grid stability amid higher winter demand, particularly during the morning and evening peak periods. At midnight on 15 May 2026, Eskom reached 365 consecutive days without loadshedding—the first full year without power interruptions since September 2018—reflecting a marked recovery in...
RISE Mzansi and the GOOD party enjoy a longstanding relationship built on shared values.
The post RISE Mzansi and GOOD agree to amalgamate campaign structures to contest 2026 local elections together appeared first on For Good.
Thursday, 21 May 2026: Fitch has affirmed Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s Long-Term Local-Currency Issuer Default Rating at ‘B’ with a Stable Outlook. Fitch has also affirmed Eskom’s senior unsecured debt at ‘B’ with a Recovery Rating of ‘RR4’, and its senior unsecured guaranteed debt at ‘BB-’. Fitch has also maintained Eskom’s Standalone Credit Profile at...
Tuesday, 19 May 2026: The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and/or City Power (CP) currently owes Eskom an arrear debt of R5 255 421 994. 16 billion, excluding the current account of a further R1 582 093 993.32 due on 5 June 2026. Eskom has been working with CoJ and/or CP for over two years to...
Saturday, 16 May 2026: At 00:01 today, Eskom delivered for South Africa one full year without a single second of loadshedding, a milestone last achieved eight years ago in September 2018. This milestone marks a decisive turning point and a structural shift from a recovering grid to a stable, high-performing power system. While the legacy...
15 May 2026 This morning Exxaro Resources officially opened its New Mine 1 operation at its Matla Coal Mine in Mpumalanga, marking another milestone in the organisation’s growth strategy to sustain production, enhance operational efficiency, and support South Africa’s energy security pipeline. In 2016, the decision was taken to stop production at the old Mine...
Friday, 15 May 2026: Eskom’s power system continues to demonstrate improved resilience as colder temperatures drive higher evening demand. The sustained performance underscores the impact of the Generation Recovery Plan, reinforcing Eskom’s Winter Outlook projection of no loadshedding. Exactly at 24:00 tonight, Eskom will complete a year without the need to implement loadshedding, which was...
Friday, 15 May 2026: In April 2026, Eskom provided an update on its investigation into the diesel procurement and storage contract. Initiated by Eskom’s Group Investigations and Security (GIS) function, the investigation examined possible irregularities under tender MWP2197GX. The independent forensic firm has since released an interim report. The final report is expected in mid-June...
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is attending to over 1,100 cable and line faults across the metro
Eskom and Energy Vault are announcing an agreement to deploy a gravity storage system at the Hendrina Power Station in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, with intention to license, co-develop and partner to deploy up to 4GWh of long duration energy storage across 16 SADC member states The partnership will significantly advance regional efforts to transition...
The increasing number of active South Africans jobseekers to more than 8.1 million adults, together with sustained slow economic growth that is not projected to speed up soon, is a national crisis that is being hopelessly inadequately addressed by the R370 SRD grant.
The post STATE MUST FIND MEANS TO FIND BASIC INCOME GRANT TO MITIGATE UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS appeared first on For Good.
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) endorses the principle of allowing independent power producers to contribute to the Ekurhuleni Metro’s energy supply, as well as creating a structure through which assets for the proposed independent power producers are entrusted to a reliable third party. For years, Ekurhuleni’s residents and businesses have had to endure Eskom’s […]
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The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May
Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
Friday, 08 May 2026: Despite higher demand driven by seasonal conditions, including a sharp rise in evening consumption as temperatures dropped, with peak demand at times reaching nearly 2 000MW above anticipated levels, the system has remained stable. This has been achieved alongside the natural tapering of solar generation at sunset, demonstrating enhanced operational resilience and...
While government is doubling down on oil and gas, renewable energy would free us from foreign price shocks
Thursday, 07 May 2026: Eskom previously issued a final notice to stakeholders and the public outlining its intention to interrupt bulk electricity supply to Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, and Mamusa Local Municipality, effective 08 May 2026, due to the municipalities’ persistent failure to settle their electricity accounts. In addition, Eskom...
The Ekurhuleni Metro’s latest electricity tariff application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) inadvertently exposed a discrepancy of approximately R7 billion in the calculations. This error is not a technical slipup, but a direct consequence of the ANC-controlled Metro’s inability to responsibly manage public finances and critical infrastructure. In its application, the […]
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EcoFilter system will collect data to tackle sewage and industrial contamination
Tuesday, 05 May 2026: Notable progress as a result of ongoing dialogue has been achieved following the issuing of notices in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) to 14 municipalities across the country in March. https://www.eskom.co.za/eskom-initiates-a-public-consultation-process-on-its-intention-to-interrupt-electricity-supply-to-address-escalating-municipal-debt-protect-affordability-strengthen-financial-sustainability-and-adv/. The municipalities were selected because they had not settled their accounts for at least the last...