Eskom tariff deal sparks hope for jobs as unions back smelter lifeline For years, South Africa’s industrial heart has been beating unevenly slowed by rising costs,...
Eskom has asked the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to grant Transalloys , the country’s last remaining manganese smelter, temporary tariff relief. This comes as authorities continue a...
No April Fool’s: South Africans wake up to higher fuel and electricity costs If April usually comes with a few harmless pranks, this year South Africans...
South African homeowners are facing another wave of electricity price increases, ramping up the pressure on thinning household budgets. After much legal wrangling, the National Energy Regulator...
Power bills set to rise again as Eskom hikes tariffs ahead of winter Another increase, another squeeze Just as South Africans brace for colder months and...
The clock is ticking for South African municipalities. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced new deadlines for municipalities to submit their electricity tariff applications...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved significant electricity tariff increases for 2026and the reaction has been swift and critical. Eskom direct customers: 8.76%...
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...
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...