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Marshalltown residents demand answers as blackouts grip Joburg inner city

Johannesburg inner-city residents have reached breaking point after nearly three weeks of recurring blackouts, with a third fire at the Central Substation in less than two weeks prompting Marshalltown residents to call an urgent meeting at Gandhi Square on Monday. Residents say repeated infrastructure sabotage is disrupting education, businesses, water supply and livelihoods, while City Power investigates what it suspects could be organised criminal activity targeting the inner city’s underground […]

todaySeptember 28, 2026 194

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Electricity Minister vows to end load reduction

Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the days of load reduction are nearing an end, with new measures in place to completely phase it out. Ramokgopa made the announcement on Thursday, noting a significant improvement in the country's generation capacity, which has risen from 48% in 2023 to 70% this year. This marks the first time Eskom's fleet has sustainably surpassed the 70% energy availability target since it was […]

todaySeptember 25, 2025 102