The average electricity tariff increase for Eskom direct customers in 2026/27 is 8.76%. But for many households, the real increase will be much higher. The National Energy Regulator...
South Africa’s electricity consumption fell by 6.2% year-on-year in January 2026, continuing a trend of decline that has seen annual consumption drop to its lowest level since 2001....
Eskom is placing a massive bet on artificial intelligence. The power utility is recruiting data scientists and piloting approximately 200 AI projects as it lays the groundwork for...
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared loadshedding a thing of the past in his State of the Nation Address. For a country that has spent more than a...
Power price relief could reignite South Africa’s ferrochrome furnaces In towns like eMalahleni and Rustenburg, the glow from a smelter used to light up the night...
The clock is ticking for thousands of workers in Mpumalanga’s smelting industry. Today, 28 February, is the deadline for a long-term electricity tariff agreement between Eskom and...
The last remaining manganese smelter in South Africa is fighting for its lifeand the livelihoods of thousands hang in the balance. Transalloys, based in eMalahleni, has...
The fine print behind Eskom’s 8.76% hike that could cost some households 28% more When the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) announced that it...
These Gauteng areas should brace for scheduled load shedding this week As electricity demand continues to challenge South Africa’s power grid, Eskom has announced scheduled load-shedding...
They arrived at the dawn of democracy, knocking on doors that would not open. For years, they tried and failed. Then they found their targetand South...