POWER CRISIS Probe into Zola, Soweto, substation fire points to vandalism 3 min 2 By Bheki C. Simelane
ENERGY CRISIS Businesses need to access renewable energy as a collective for maximum savings 4 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
POWER FAILURES Load reduction hits Joburg to prevent ‘total grid collapse’ 4 min 6 By Bheki C. Simelane
ESKOM SHUTDOWN EFFECT Delaying coal power plant shutdowns could push costs to R90bn, warns Eskom CEO 4 min 1 By Ethan van Diemen
BLEAK GDP PICTURE ‘Weak, weak, weak’ — SA economy contracts 0.1% in Q1, but economists see growth in Q2 3 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
NEWSFLASH Presidency dismisses ‘return of load shedding’ social media post as an ‘ill-guided political ploy’ 2 min 5 By Suné Payne
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS Clarens — the town that knows it won’t have load shedding after the polls 7 min 7 By Ferial Haffajee
CONSUMER BAROMETER Load shedding continues to top South African consumers’ Big Five list of concerns 4 min 5 By Neesa Moodley
ANALYSIS With Election Day a fortnight away, the ANC may be reclaiming its place in voters’ hearts 4 min 14 By Stephen Grootes
AIR POISON Scientists worry about SA’s collapsing air pollution monitoring stations 8 min 0 By Tony Carnie
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
QUARTERLY LABOUR FORCE SURVEY South Africa’s unemployment rate edges up to 32.9% just before 29 May polls 4 min 8 By Victoria O’Regan
BUSINESS REFLECTION Business has saved the ANC’s bacon on load shedding. Perhaps a cheer is in order? 4 min 43 By Unknown Author
POWER CRISIS Presidency, big business double down on forecasted end to Eskom blackouts by 2025 4 min 7 By Ray Mahlaka
RENEWABLES INTERVIEW Johnny Cullum, outgoing CEO and founder of Mulilo Energy 7 min 0 By Mariam Isa and Chris Yelland
WATCH THE VIDEO Fact Check — Has load shedding stopped because of the elections? 3 min 10 By Rebecca Davis
MANUFACTURING SECTOR An April without rolling blackouts lifts Absa PMI back into positive terrain 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
RAY OF LIGHT Eskom offers signs of hope that the power crisis has turned a corner 5 min 18 By Victoria O’Regan
LIGHT PAPER Solar takes a load off but feed-in options are lagging behind the curve 4 min 10 By Neesa Moodley
