BLACKOUT CHAOS Spain and Portugal face unprecedented power outage: transport networks grounded amid uncertainty 2 min 0 By Reuters
POWER CUT Darkness descends — Eskom confirms blackout in Zambia and Zimbabwe after ‘incident’ 2 min 2 By Ethan van Diemen
CONNECTIVITY South Africa's major telecoms shift focus: from resilience spending to 4G and 5G rollout 3 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka
LOAD SHEDDING DAYS Not everyone cheers when the lights stay on - Informal traffic wardens in Durban lose out on cash 5 min 7 By Chris Makhaye
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: The Karpowership deal sinks, but questions float for GNU ministers 4 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka
GROUNDUP Western Cape town ‘held to ransom’ by cable theft syndicate counts health, economic costs of blackouts 5 min 4 By Steve Kretzmann
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Not so fast on the nuke plan, Minister Ramokgopa 5 min 18 By Ray Mahlaka
POWER CRISIS Eskom wants an increase in electricity tariffs of up to 44% next year 5 min 25 By Ray Mahlaka
RECESSION RUMBLINGS Absa PMI plunges in May despite lack of power cuts as manufacturing sector braced for elections 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
ANALYSIS Rand brushes off costly election jitters to soar to 10-month high against dollar 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
THAT SHRINKING FEELING SA retail trade, mining data for March point to Q1 economic contraction – and may help explain why the lights are on 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
JOBS ALARM ArcelorMittal SA sounds warning to labour as it mulls closure of steel operations 4 min 4 By Ray Mahlaka
MANUFACTURING SECTOR An April without rolling blackouts lifts Absa PMI back into positive terrain 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
POWER CRISIS Ramokgopa hails Eskom’s ‘sustained, improved’ performance for keeping lights on – but Koeberg worries persist 3 min 3 By Victoria O’Regan
POWER CRISIS Outgoing Eskom board chair Mpho Makwana insists his exit is ‘amicable’ 3 min 0 By Ray Mahlaka
SPECIAL REPORT Solar panels are not an instant magnet in housing market, warns FNB report 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
POWER CRISIS Government’s debt relief for Eskom gives power utility some breathing space 3 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka
POWER CRISIS Renewables help generate rare good news on Eskom’s winter blackouts 4 min 11 By Ray Mahlaka
LIVE SMARTER Pay less for electricity by getting your head around Eskom’s sometimes confusing block tariffs 4 min 6 By Unknown Author
POLYCRISIS MANAGEMENT Business leaders join forces with Ramaphosa to tackle economic crisis, Eskom, crime and corruption 3 min 85 By Ray Mahlaka
KNIFE EDGE South Africa’s economy narrowly avoids a recession as energy crisis persists 3 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka