Tag: blackouts

Over 5 807 calls logged as multiple Johannesburg areas experience blackouts

The widespread power outages have affected parts of Midrand, Rooderpoort, Randburg, Hursthill,…

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Western Cape to implement pilot project to eliminate power blackouts

Premier Alan Winde led discussions this week during a meeting of the…

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Companies that benefit from rolling blackouts

There are companies that actually benefit from rolling blackouts while most other…

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Blackouts at leastlight up some lives

While there is supposedly a silver lining to many a dark cloud,…

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Unemployment stays high, exacerbated by rolling blackouts

Unemployment increased in the first quarter of the year and the already…

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Cost of rolling blackouts exceeds R1.2 trillion, small business suffers most

The cost of rolling blackouts is estimated to exceed R1.2 trillion and…

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Rand back to Covid levels thanks to rolling blackouts

The Rand has sunk to levels last seen during the initial days…

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Pick n Pay results encouraging despite rolling blackouts

Retailer Pick n Pay’s financial results for the previous financial year were…

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PMI improves, but economic output hurt by rolling blackouts

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) improved slightly in April,…

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El Niño coupled with blackouts not a good recipe for agriculture

There is a high probability for the return of the El Niño…

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