Motorists warned to avoid the intersection of 1st Avenue and Welgedacht Road after residents barricaded roads with burning tyres and stones during electricity protests.
Government's Revised Electricity Pricing Policy seeks clearer bill breakdowns, limits on municipal cost pass-throughs and improved identification for Free Basic Electricity.
At an electricity imbizo in Alexandra, City Power and city leaders urged residents to buy electricity as officials outlined large revenue shortfalls and called for cooperation.
Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa confirms electricity prices rose 907% over 20 years, harming industry and households as new pricing policy is promised.
Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa unveiled a revised electricity pricing policy to unbundle bills, curb hidden costs from municipal debt and strengthen free basic electricity.
Eskom reports a 67.55% EAF, 455 days without load shedding and an 83% drop in diesel spending as winter ends and system reliability improves.
Eskom will cut power in parts of Cullinan and surrounding areas on Thursday 13 August from 07:00 to 20:00 for essential distribution-line maintenance.
Kloof areas face rotating power cuts after a circuit failure at Kloof Substation leaves the site on a single supply. Cuts rotate every two hours until...
City Power's outage backlog in Johannesburg doubled from around 3 000 to over 6 000 as a cold snap and increased demand overwhelmed ageing infrastructure.
Freezing weather and wet ground have pushed Johannesburg’s power network to limits. City Power reports thousands of outage calls and urges residents to cut consumption.