Load shedding Archives - Political Analysis South Africa

Eskom warns of loadshedding — a day after bragging about progress

One of the defining features of collapse is that it doesn’t announce itself with finality. It lingers. It recedes, then resurges. And just when you think something might have…

24 March 2025

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Eskom is being replaced but not in the way you think

Power generation in South Africa is going private, but this does not mean that Eskom is being privatised. The fate of South Africa’s energy crisis lies in the hands of the private…

15 April 2024

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Why load shedding may be far from over

There has been no load shedding for over a week now, but that does not necessarily mean that it will not return. 2024 has seen less load shedding than 2023, so far, but experts…

4 April 2024

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