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Climatologist at Wits University’s School of Geography, Professor Jennifer Fitchett, says the cold, wet weather and snowfall affecting parts of South Africa are being caused by a strong cut-off low over the country's interior. This comes as the South African Weather Service (SAWS) warns that some of the coldest conditions of the season are expected across Gauteng and other parts of the country this week. Fitchett says, unlike cold fronts […]
Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says government is preparing urgent interventions to rescue Johannesburg from a deepening electricity crisis, warning that cutting power to the country’s economic hub would have devastating consequences for businesses and households. This comes after Eskom threatened to interrupt or reduce electricity supply to parts of Johannesburg over City Power’s ballooning R5.25 billion debt. But the minister says government is now stepping in with a […]
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says customers who pay for electricity should not be punished for municipal financial failures, after Eskom warned warned that parts of Johannesburg could face a major power crisis. The power utility has warned that parts of the city could be left in the dark, if the City of Johannesburg and City Power fail to settle a R5.2 billion debt by 8 July. OUTA argues […]
