Union to protest on Eskom CEO’s first day . Incoming Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter can expect a rocky start to his tenure as boss of the troubled power utility, as the National Union of Mineworkers (Num) plans to demonstrate and hand him a memorandu...

Farmers reeling from latest bout of load-shedding . Eskom's current load-shedding has struck in the middle of the Western Cape's fruit season, further hobbling a key industry that depends on a regular electricity supply, Geoff Jacobs, president of the C...

Four arrested eThekwini councillors to remain in posts for now – Mayor Kaunda . Four eThekwini metro councillors who were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the Durban Solid Waste tender corruption allegations will still attend a council meeting on Thursday, Mayor Mxolisi Ka...

Eskom: We have 'non-firm' power contracts with Zim and Zambia . Eskom's chief operations officer, Jan Oberholzer, has confirmed to journalists that the power utility entered into contracts to supply power to Zimbabwe and Zambia - but only if it is available.

The ...

Eskom’s Oberholzer: ‘Grid has been abused for far too long and we’re now reaping the reward’ . South Africa's national electricity grid has been abused for too long and both Eskom and the country are now suffering the consequences of a management approach that all but ignored the health of the s...

'I am not the minister responsible for Eskom' – Mantashe says he is not to blame for blackouts . Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africans should not blame him for Eskom's woes, pointing out that the power utility is actually part of Public Enterprises Minister Pravi...

Ramaphosa: 'There has been a measure of sabotage' behind power cuts . President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that sabotage contributed to recent uninterrupted load-shedding.

Ramaphosa is briefing the media on Eskom after cutting short an official visit to Egypt.

The pres...

Don't let cash, Chicken Licken or booze influence you, EFF delegates cautioned . Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) delegates have been cautioned not to discuss leadership positions ahead of the organisation's four-day elective conference.

News24 has seen a letter from the party’s G...

Mines halt operations countrywide as Eskom asks for 20% power savings . Several mining companies in South Africa have had to temporarily shut down domestic operations after receiving requests by Eskom to reduce their load on the national power system.

This comes after Es...

Ramaphosa cuts Egypt trip short as Eskom blackouts continue . The Presidency has confirmed to News24 that President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to cut his trip to Egypt short, returning home to deal with the ongoing power crisis.

According to Eyewitness News, Ramaph...