One man dead in alleged vandalism incident
A man whose name was not released, has died in a suspected act of vandalising a switching station in Orange, Witpoortjie, on the West Rand. The incident left the Witpoortjie…
Some drivers of consumer inflation in SA
Statistics South Africa ((StatsSA) information from census 2022, indicated some of the drivers of inflation in South Africa. Inflation was at 5,1% in June 2024, and decreased slightly to 4,6%…
Work to secure electricity infrastructure in the Nelson Mandela Bay
Work is underway to secure electricity infrastructure damaged by gale force winds over the weekend in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM). Babalwa Lobishe, The NMBM Acting Executive Mayor, took…
Alex is getting solar geysers
City Power began the installation of solar power geysers in Ward 76 in Alexandra, on Wednesday. The solar geyser installation program will prioritize indigent households, including those headed by children,…
Minister of Energy and Electricity visits Nelson Mandela Bay
The Minster of Energy and Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, is expected to visit the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on Wednesday, 28 August 2024. His visit is to inspect electricity infrastructure,…
Outlook good, but we are not out of the woods yet
Although South Africa is on day 152 without loadshedding, should unplanned outages rise to 14, 000 Megawatts (MW), Stage 1 loadshedding could kick in. Eskom said in a statement, the…
Most of Nelson Mandela Bay in the dark due to inclement weather
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has begun the procurement of generators, to power up the City, as strong winds collapsed infrastructure on Thursday. Sithembiso Soyaya, Spokesperson of the Nelson…
Man dies trying to steal transformer
A man died yesterday while trying to steal a transformer, in Diepsloot, Gauteng. The transformer exploded. Eskom found a total of 92 unauthorized transformers, successfully removed 35 of them, and…
Export Symposium in the EC
The Eastern Cape Export Symposium and Exhibition, has highlighted the Region’s export capabilities. In a statement, the Coega Development Project, said the event was themed, “Think Eastern Cape, think opportunities”…
Inclement weather causes power outages in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro
Inclement weather has caused widespread power outages in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. Areas most affected are in Motherwell, Despatch, Coega and Kariega. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Sithembiso…