Eskom rolling blackouts poses risk to SA’s financial stability: SARB

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Amina Accram, SABC News, 8 December 2022

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says rolling blackouts are posing a risk to the financial stability of the country. Read More

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Load shedding crisis: ‘We have left it for too long and it’s too late’

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Marizka Coetzer, The Citizen, 8 December 2022

It’s going to be tough for Santa to find his way around South Africa for the foreseeable future as a multitude of factors saw Eskom bump the country back up to stage 6 load shedding for the eighth time this year. Read More

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Despite stage 6 power cuts, there’s no possibility of grid collapse- Yelland

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Tamika Gounden, Eyewitness News, 8 December 2022

As the country grapples with stage six power cuts, energy analyst Chris Yelland said that there was still no possibility of an electrical grid collapse. Read More

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Gordhan orders Eskom to get the country out of stage 6 blackouts

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Rorisang Kgosana, Times Live, 8 December 2022

Minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan on Thursday ordered Eskom’s management and board to get the country out of stage 6 load-shedding. Read More

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Concern about toll of stage 6 blackouts on water, sewerage infrastructure

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Times Live, 7 December 2022

The performance of critical infrastructure such as municipal water and sewerage systems is being closely monitored in the Western Cape after the abrupt escalation of countrywide load-shedding to stage 6. Read More

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Fuel increases by 59 cents per litre from Tuesday midnight

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Augustus Consulting

Glorious Sefako-Musi, SABC News 6 December 2022

The Energy Department has announced that the price of petrol will go up by 59 cents per litre with effect from Tuesday midnight. Read More

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