Disrupted electricity supply in the Eastern Cape due to adverse weather warnings.

The entities involved

• Eastern Cape →

  province of South Africa

  • Leadership issues are emerging in the province, involving the African Transformation Movement, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape.Mon 15:52
  • Leaders from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal represent the majority of the union's NEC.Mon 03:37
• Eskom →

  electricity utility in South Africa

  • Eskom is facing debt from the local municipality of Makhanda.Mon 13:19
  • Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa addressed the Eskom tariff increase on September 8, 2026.Sat 11:26

Related events

• IEC Chief Electoral Officer addresses provincial issues and concerns regarding weather in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape.Sep 6
• Current weather warnings are being issued by the South African Weather Service regarding a weather system pushing inland, affecting the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and Gauteng.Sep 13
• Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa addressed electricity sector issues in Pretoria, South Africa.Aug 18
• A company challenged Eskom regarding pollution liability for power stations operating in the Mpumalanga region of South Africa.Sep 9
• Eskom is identified as the state power utility of South Africa, and Mail & Guardian is noted as a major South African daily.Thu 16:37