According to rating agency S&P Global, Eskom is under increasing financial pressure from the impact of lower-than-expected tariffs, rising diesel costs and business disruptions , and all this may force it to raise more capital The Intermittent power outages are blamed for hampering the growth of Africa’s most advanced economy. The state-owned company began to […]
“Following a productive meeting earlier [on Tuesday] between Eskom and union leadership, Eskom can confirm that it has agreed in principle with the recognised labour unions on the way forward in the wage talks on Friday at the Central Bargaining Forum. “Following this agreement, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of […]
Residents in Pimville Soweto have taken their electricity frustrations to the streets in a protest. It is stated that the community has been without electricity for two whole years and that Eskom demands them to pay an amount of R6000 per household. Residents are furious with how Eskom workers are still getting their salaries but […]
The Eskom team in Tzaneen have been working on removing illegal connections at Gavaza village in Limpopo. Load shedding is one factor South Africans are battling with. This had affected many businesses, many exam study sessions and family time. Some residents have been living in the dark for months onend and Eskom says, they can […]
The regular power outages caused by cable theft, that took place  in Pretoria west, Gauteng, are costing several local businesses badly as they had to rely on generators while those that don’t have operated in the dark. CABLE theft and infrastructure vandalism is one of the factors costing state-owned companies  like Eskom, Prasa and Transnet, […]