Eskom’s long-standing struggle with corruption has once again come under the spotlight as the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) uncovered a scheme involving employees manipulating procurement ...

Power utility Eskom has doubled down on its intentions to come after households with grid-tied rooftop solar in South Africa, saying they have until March 2026 to qualify for exemption from high ...

Eskom’s reliance on load reduction as a cover for load-shedding, instead of fixing overloaded substations and incentivising alternative energy solutions, is prolonging South Africa’s power ...

Eskom said five of its coal-fired generation units have been successfully repaired. Its reserves have been returned to service, allowing it to suspend load shedding. The parastatal announced on ...

Four municipalities in the Free State face disconnection by Eskom over a combined R4.9 billion debt. The Nala, Moqhaka, Masilonyana and Ngwathe local municipalities were notified on Thursday that ...

Power utility Eskom still has the same internal control deficiencies which have resulted in negative audit outcomes for the past five years, the office of the auditor general told parliament’s ...

Eskom has burned through a massive amount of diesel in order to avoid load shedding in the past year. Recently, the state power utility surpassed more than 300 days without load shedding sponsored ...

CAPE TOWN - The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says Eskom deliberately created urgency when it awarded Fidelity Security Services a R500 million contract in 2022 to protect power stations. The ...

As Eskom celebrated the power utility’s 300 days without load shedding, many communities across the country had little or no reason to cheer. The community of Hammanskraal’s Ward 75 was one of ...

Eskom has warned of a high risk of stage 4 load-shedding at short notice. The state-owned power utility has been load-shedding-free for more than ten months, which it attributes to the success of ...

For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. Eskom has confirmed Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented this weekend, starting at 17:00 on Friday until Sunday midnight. An update ...