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Eskom's latest announcement means South Africans are in for a dark weekend ahead. Loadshedding will also be escalated to stage 6 at 2 PM on Thursday and will remain in place until Friday morning.

South African power utility Eskom has announced stage 6 loadshedding will commence at 4 PM on Tuesday. Here’s what it means for the country.

The impact of the July 2021 riots in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng continue to be felt in South Africa. This as some businesses have not yet received their insurance payouts which directly impacts their ability to recover.

The South African Post Office (Sapo) offers a number of services to South Africans. This includes the distribution of social grants every month which many vulnerable people rely on.

The cost of basic needs has increased, leaving the most vulnerable in extreme circumstances. This, as the average cost of fuel and electricity has climbed over the past few months with the increases being passed on to consumers around South Africa.

South African power utility Eskom have revealed that loadshedding will continue throughout this coming week as the country faces a continued shortage of generation capacity.

Charge your phones, laptops and power banks, Eskom has announced that loadshedding will be implemented for at least the next week.

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Rolling blackouts have plagued South Africa for the last few weeks and despite the current reprieve, sudden outages could plunge the country into darkness again.

South Africans have been dealing with rolling blackouts for the past two weeks, however, there may be light at the end of the proverbial tunnel as the electricity supply stabilises.

After rolling blackouts last week, South Africans received reprieve as the country’s power utility Eskom announced that loadshedding will not impact April's longest weekend, which had two public holidays. 
 

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South Africans will have to brace for further disruptions to the electricity supply after power utility Eskom announced that it will be increasing the frequency of power cuts to ensure the stability of the power grid.

South Africans were caught by surprise on Monday when the country’s power utility, Eskom announced loadshedding just minutes before the nation was plunged into darkness. 

After strikes from e-hailing drivers and a provincial taxi strike in the Western Cape, South Africa’s public transport system could soon find itself under major strain after a union revealed that a nationwide bus strike could be on the horizon. 

Analogue broadening was to be switched off in South Africa at the end of March, however, the High court has decided to extend the deadline as many homes in the country are not ready for the switch. 

South Africa ranked number one out of 163 and remains the most unequal country in the world according to the World Bank.

South Africans are once again dealing with interruptions to electricity supply after Eskom announced the move to stage 4 loadshedding. 

South Africa has once again been plunged into darkness after its power utility Eskom implemented stage 2 loadshedding.

South Africa’s power utility Eskom will be allowed to increase the tariffs on electricity by almost 10%, however, this is not what they were hoping for.