How do you qualify for free basic electricity?

Free basic municipal services are services provided at no charge by the Government to poor households. The services currently include water and electricity. These services are provided by municipalities and include a minimum amount of electricity, water and sanitation that is sufficient to cater for the basic needs of a poor household.  Only indigent households … Read more

How do I find load shedding in my area?

To find the schedule for your area on this web site (if you are an Eskom customer): Type in your Suburb/town in the quick-search box or, Choose your Province/Metropolitan Area/Suburb/town via the drop-down boxes. If you cannot find your Suburb/Town, try to search for areas adjacent to your neighbourhood. Please note: Many electricity networks do … Read more

How long does load shedding last?

Load shedding will be implemented in most instances in 2 hour blocks. However, in Eskom-supplied Johannesburg areas, blocks are 4 hours long. This is to coincide with City Power’s 4 hour schedule. Each of the time periods has an additional 30 minutes added to allow for switching of networks in a way that will not … Read more

Which countries does South Africa supply electricity to?

Most of this electricity is consumed domestically, but around 12,000 gigawatt-hours are annually exported to Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other Southern African Development Community countries participating in the Southern African Power Pool. Most power stations in South Africa are owned and operated by Eskom. These plants account for 95% of all the electricity produced in South … Read more

What is the difference between power cut and load shedding?

Load shedding is always a pre-planned measure, usually announced early in the morning. Ample warning is given by the utility, who are very clear when they communicate the stage of load shedding, the time it will take place, and who it’s going to affect. If you’re going to be incompetent, at least be open about it… Power … Read more

Csd South Africa

The Central Supplier Database The Central Supplier Database (CSD) , an initiative of the National Treasury, is a database of organisations, institutions and individuals who wish to provide goods and services to government. On 1 April 2016 the CSD became the single source of key supplier information for organs of state, providing consolidated, accurate, up-to-date, complete … Read more

Nelson Mandela University NMU Medical School Bursaries or Scholarship

Nelson Mandela University NMU Medical School Bursaries or Scholarship HOW TO CONTACT US: Financial Aid PO Box 77000 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth 6031 Tel: 041 504 1111 Website: www.nmmu.ac.za/finaid Please include your student number in all correspondence. Although great care has been taken in the compilation of this booklet, the university cannot accept … Read more