R4,2 billion for BMW Rosslyn plant
The BMW Group has allocated R4.2 billion for the electrification of its Rosslyn Plant. The Plant is the only one that produces the BMW X3 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) for the…
KZN MEC raises alarm at increasing number of murdered municipal workers
Khalesakhe Mchunu, a municipal worker from uMsinga Local Municipality, was tragically killed in oFabeni in uMsinga, on Wednesday. This is one of a series of murdered workers in KwaZulu Natal.…
Eskom charting next steps, after Western Cape High Court orders R1 billion pay
Eskom was ordered to pay about R1 billion, to French company, Framatome, by the Western Cape High Court, on the 17th July 2025. The two had a contractual fallout, deviating…
Ekurhuleni Mayor explains withdrawal of electricity tariff
Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, the Executive Mayor of Tembisa, has suspended the Fixed Charge Tariff this week, following protest action by residents on Monday. Xhakaza said his decision, still subject to endorsement…
NERSA extends deadline for members to join EMAF
The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has extended the deadline to members wanting to join the newly formed Electricity Market Advisory Forum (EMAF). This follows a meeting held on 29 April…
Thembisa shutdown turned south, but fixed tariff scraped
Things turned violent on Monday in Thembisa, when police started firing rubber bullets, at protesters. Residents organised a shutdown, to get the City to scrap a fixed electricity tariff of…
7 arrested for copper theft, 3 are employees of City Power
Three employees of City Power were arrested, along with 4 others, for copper theft, on Mandela Day, 18 July 2025. Arrests were made in Reuven and Lenasia. The utility’s security…
City Power continues with disconnections in bid to recoup billions owed
City Power disconnected various businesses near the Joburg City Centre. The Hursthill SDC alone, is owed about R1.6 billion. On Friday, Isaac Mangena, Spokesperson of the local power utility, said…
City Power said it is losing R2 billion annually to non-tech loses
About 10,000 kilograms of illegally connected aluminium cables, valued at an estimated R500,000, were removed by a joint policing operation, at the Crown informal settlement on Wednesday, 16 July 2025.…
Eskom announces new appointment
Agnes Mlambo is the newly appointed Acting Group Executive Distribution, at Eskom, effective from the 1st August 2025. This is due to Monde Bala’s secondment to the position of an…