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Load shedding to keep SA out of the dark

By Liesl Frankson Households around the country were left in the dark on Sunday when Eskom implemented load shedding to protect South Africa’s power grid from a complete blackout. This followed the collapse of Silo 20 at the Majuba Powers Station...
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Construction of new coal terminal postponed

Following an industry agreement between stakeholders to provide extra capacity for junior miners Transnet has decided to postpone its plans regarding the construction of a new R15 billion coal terminal at Richards Bay. Transnet Group CEO Brian...

War declared on vandalism and theft

A well-defined collective effort to restore the consistent supply of clean water in Itsoseng Township outside Lichtenburg town has received overwhelming support from the township residents. This follows their engagement with North West Province...

A possible universal tariff for power

The implantation of a universal electricity tariff system to cut debt owed by municipalities to Eskom is being considered by the utility and the South African Local Government Association (Salga). The system, if implemented, is expected to bolster...