South Africa's Eskom will cut 3,000 megawatts of power in controlled outages, known locally as loadshedding, from 5:30 p.m.

Regular breakdowns at Eskom’s fleet of ageing coal-fired plants, providing the bulk of electricity to the economy, are often the cause of load shedding — an incremental system where stage 1 sees 1GW ...

Spread This News IOL THE African Energy Chamber (AEC)—as the voice of the African energy sector—has long advocated for a ...

South Africa's Eskom implemented its highest stage of controlled power cuts, Stage 6, early on Sunday, the power utility said ...

Shocking revelations from the SIU as it exposes a web of corruption at Eskom, detailing systemic failures, procurement fraud, and collusion with state capture actors that have cost the nation billions ...

In the economically depressed German town of Gelsenkirchen, a retired coal miner thinks the country's economic situation can't get worse, while the CEO of a steel-coating plant has some advice for the ...

The majority of South African electricity is generated through fossil fuels – particularly coal – contributing to the rapid ...

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South Africa’s definition of critical minerals is not limited to minerals used in the green economy and includes coal and uranium, says Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.

The concurrent use of coal and renewable energy has been identified as a tenable strategy for development of emerging players ...

While the South African defence industry grew significantly in the late twentieth century, it has been in decline ever since, owing to budget cuts as well as diminished support from the South African ...

In mid-February 2025, posts on social media sites like Facebook (archived here) alleged that the nation of South Africa had announced a ban on all United States-based businesses there and was halting ...