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South African power utility Eskom warned of a second day of power cuts on Thursday, citing a number of generating units still out of service. A day earlier Eskom imposed its first power cuts in around seven months, highlighting the…

South Africa’s gold and platinum mines will shed around 90,000 jobs in the next three years as above-inflation electricity price increases by power utility Eskom add to already soaring operating costs, an industry body said on Monday.…

Severe planned power cuts – termed “load-shedding” – at South Africa’s state-run utility Eskom are expected to shave 0.3 percentage points off first-quarter GDP growth, Goldman Sachs said on Thursday. Goldman said in London that should…

South Africa’s state utility Eskom says it will implement more blackouts on Monday and Tuesday as it struggles with capacity shortages. Eskom said in Johannesburg that the blackouts would be at a level which calls for 4,000 megawatts to…

South African state utility Eskom implemented a second day of electricity cuts on Friday citing as power plant breakdown for the cut. The company said in Johannesburg it would cut 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from the national grid…

South Africa needs to invest in new electricity generation capacity and instill confidence in its ability to generate power, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe said. Radebe told an energy conference in Johannesburg on Tuesday that the investment…

South Africa’s Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) said on Monday that it lost 14,000 platinum ounces last week when state power firm, Eskom, implemented a five-day power cut. Amplats Chief Executive Officer Chris Griffith said in…

The Department of Public Enterprises says South African power utility Eskom’s 40 per cent of breakdowns are as a result of human error. The department, which oversees embattled Eskom, said in a presentation to parliament on Wednesday in…

African Trade Union Federation (COSATU) says it is opposed to a proposal to split up Eskom, the country’s power firm, into three different entities. COSATU Deputy General Secretary Solly Phetoe stated the union’s position on Tuesday at a…