Why Stellenbosch residents faced 26-hour blackout after May substation fire
A fire at Cloetesville substation and subsequent delayed repairs resulted in Stellenbosch residents being left without electricity for over...
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Loadshedding: Financial costs stack up for local businesses
Loadshedding is negatively impacting the businesses sector, and local businesses are not exempt. This is according to Jacques Moolman,...
Loadshedding: 2 hours for some, 12 days for Tweespruit
Electricity was recently restored to a farm outside Stellenbosch after cable theft left it in the dark for 12...
Powering through: Stellenbosch Municipality works to avoid loadshedding
Stellenbosch Municipality began installing solar panels on municipal buildings earlier this year to avoid loadshedding and to protect economic...
Klapmuts streetlight management under negotiation
Stellenbosch Municipality is currently in negotiations with Eskom to take over the maintenance of streetlights in Klapmuts from the...
Eskom’s ‘death spiral’ good news for solar energy
The ongoing generation crisis at Eskom has led to uncertainty surrounding the future of the South African energy sector....
In Pictures: A visit to Singapore
A recent visit to Singapore shows how this city state developed into a wealthy country, with incredible architecture all...