load shedding Archives

30 Nov 2023

Bright ideas to survive loadshedding on offer at the 2023 Mitchell’s Plain festival

By Staff Writer

Three days of non-stop family entertainment. More than 50 local artists, bands and dj's. More than 100 food, fashion, fun, gadgets and other exciting vendors. Plenty to see and do. safe and secured.

04 Oct 2023

Solar market oversaturation represents a major risk to households, warn experts

By Staff Writer

Ongoing loadshedding, high electricity prices, and a considerable decrease in the cost of solar systems over the past few years, has seen more homeowners making the switch to solar every day. However, elevated demand has inevitably resulted in more providers and installers entering the market, causing oversaturation.

18 May 2023

Load shedding adds last straws to looming SA water crisis, but there is hope

By Staff Writer

South Africa is approaching a water crisis as load shedding adds undue pressure to water and wastewater treatment systems already on the verge of collapse. However, there is still hope that South Africans can work together to find solutions. This is according to water and wastewater treatment experts on the advisory board of the upcoming...

06 Mar 2023

The manufacturing sector pays a high price for persistently high levels of load shedding

By Staff Writer

The Naacam survey revealed that 75% of respondents said new business opportunities were at risk because of prolonged load shedding.

12 Apr 2022

SA faces challenge with shortage of specialist skills in renewable energy sector

By Staff Writer

BY: Barend Mathee It is more clear than ever that South Africa needs renewable energy with yet another round of load shedding currently in effect. Government has opened up the power sector, with various bid windows of the Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) as well as new regulations permitting private companies to generate up...

18 Feb 2022

5 ways to protect your home and business from the impact of load shedding

By Staff Writer

Bertus Visser, CEO of PSG Insure, discusses the potential damage loadshedding can cause to household appliances and business assets, as well as its potential impact on short-term insurance claims.

01 Jun 2021

Load shedding: 9 ways to protect your property

By Staff Writer

Marius Steyn, Personal Lines Underwriting Manager at Santam, says South Africans need to mitigate the damages caused by load shedding by being prepared prior to power going off. “The reality is, load shedding has an immense impact on consumers and businesses alike – who must cope with the damage to appliances brought on by power surges or risk loss through theft, burglary as a result of faulty security systems,” adds Steyn.

28 Aug 2020

Keep the lights on during load shedding

By Staff Writer

While the recent move to level 2 of the national lockdown has been widely welcomed, many businesses have encouraged their employees to continue working from home as the country comes to grips with COVID-19. However, the reintroduction of load shedding due to the strain on the national power grid has often made working from home...

20 Aug 2020

Want independence from the grid? What to know before jumping into solar

By Staff Writer

With electricity price hikes on the cards and load reduction being implemented, more people are thinking about gaining independence from the national grid with alternative energy sources, like solar, to power their lives. Switching to solar makes sense if applied for the correct reasons. South Africa has an ideal climate with around seven hours of...

16 Mar 2020

Important Home Security Tips to Keep in Mind During Load Shedding

By Staff Writer

What is load shedding? Load shedding is a deliberate stoppage of power supply to a power distribution system with a primary objective to prevent the failure of the complete system. It is typically done across the country to protect its power system from a complete blackout, or it can also be a more localized...

19 Feb 2020

What we hope to see in the Budget Speech

By Janice Roberts

On 26 February, the entire country will be focused on Cape Town and the national Parliament as Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers the 2020 National Budget.

11 Dec 2019

Load shedding puts economy under severe pressure

By Janice Roberts

The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) says it has noticed the devastating effect that Eskom’s load shedding, that has moved from stage 2, 4 and then 6, has had on the economy. “This is a negative development in the context of the state of our economy and comes so soon after Statistics...