Last night, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered his state of the nation address at parliament which has received mixed reactions across the board. This year's SONA was President Cyril Ramaphosa's second.   State-owned enterprises, access to higher education, women abuse, unemployment and the revival of the economy were among the key issues that were raised during the SONA speech. The SONA proceeded quite peacefully throughout it's duration, with no disru

In this article, we now focus on our residents who currently reside in City of Tshwane, who will also, like everyone else be largely affected by the tariff hikes on the 1st of July. The increases will see the residents of Tshwane cough up a bit more in payment of their utility bills. Rate payers will have to pay an extra 8% on their water bills while electricity is expected to be increased by 12% This comes after newly sworn in mayor, Stevens Mokgalapa made mention and discu

Eskom has been approved an average annual increase for it's Eskom direct customers. That increase has taken effect as of the 1st of April and see's direct customers coughing up an extra 13.87% more for their electricity purchases going forward. Municipal clients will see an extra 15.63% average increase in their tariff, this will be effective as of the 1st of July, 2019. These increases comes as a result of NERSA approving the Eskom application, as they seek to claw back t

The situation at Eskom seem to be hitting new lows every other week. The past two weeks has seen the energy utility reintroduce the public to candlelit dinners and days spent running up a sweat in the February summer heat with no fan or air-conditioning. Eskom surprised when it suddenly changed the advisory alert for load-shedding from stage 2 to stage 4. This caused huge alarms and upset many businesses, causing millions of rands in loss daily. While load-shedding is somethi

Approximately seven million prepaid electricity meters in South Africa need to be reset before November 2024 as the system that runs the credit tokens will run out of numbers at this time and all existing meters will stop accepting credit tokens. Don Taylor, director of STS Association, says: “the token identifier (TID) is calculated as the number of minutes that have elapsed since a defined base date of 1993 up to the time of creating the token. The TID has a limited rang

The department of trade and industry hosted a round table discussion at the Mining Indaba 2019, which is the world's largest mining investment conference. At this round table discussion, minister of trade and industry, Rob Davies, had some very interesting points and news to share about the troubling state-owned enterprised. He shed some insight with regards to the current state of Eskom, saying that not only is Eskom facing dire, potentially disastrous financial trouble b

Eskom can not seem to stay out of the headlines these days and in this article we would like to articulate the seriousness of the extreme incline in tariffs over the past few years and all this despite the state owned company desperately struggling with infrastructure externally as well as internal structures. The price for electricity has dramatically outmatched inflation over the past decade. Eskom recently won a court case which would allow them to recover losses or 'unde

This festive season is well known as the silly season for the fact that we tend to lose our senses, composure and sometimes allow the festivities to steal away our morality! It is very important to note, that this festive holiday season, the traffic department and SAPS will beef up their efforts to curb any illegal activities, particularly incidences of driving under the influence. So below are some tips that will help in staying safe this festive season, courtesy of Arrive

Due valued customer! I'm sure you are all well aware that Eskom has implemented stage 2 load-shedding country wide. It's very important to stay ahead and make sure you have all the necessary resources to make sure that you do not get left in the dark and to protect your appliances. A tip would be to switch off all your important appliances off at the plug when the power does get cut off, to protect from any electrical surge once the power gets cut back on. Below is a link t

A Capetonian civil-engineer by the name of Jonny Harris, have developed a revolutionary new toilet which, according to reports, uses 2 litres of water compared to the averaged 11 litres per flush. So theoretically, this new toilet can save you up to 30% on your water bill.     Named Arumloo, after the arum lily that has a natural vortex shape, which the new toilet mimics. The new toilet can connect to urban sewage systems as well as areas where there are no sewerage syst

Durban, otherwise known as eThekwini, is recognised as the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal and is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. We all know Durban for the warm, subtropical weather and vast, amazing beaches, which makes it a tropical paradise for lazy, relaxing days in the sun and exciting nights filled with bright lights, music and busy streets filled with people and an energy that is exciting yet can’t quite be defined. But there are a few things you mig

In the Johannesburg suburb Parkhurst, the technology and electricity innovations are not just ideas: they are implemented by the local residents themselves! How to get electricity off-grid? Last year, the local resident’s association laid fibre in the suburb before Telkom even thought about getting it installed in the area. After that, a large number of suburbs decided to follow their lead, but the initiative does not stop at the fibre level. The local Parkhurst association n

The largest city in South Africa has some secrets you might not know about yet. Lets switch on the power and shed some light on the city and its mysteries! #PowerYourCity Picture of the week : Johannesburg, City of Gold. #PowerYourCity 1. The city of Johannesburg is a result of the Gold rush back in the 19 th century ; the city was built in 1886, which makes it one of the largest but newest cities in the world. 2. Boiling an egg in Jo’burg takes one minute longer than in C

If you've snapped a decent picture of one of the 60+ South African municipalities we serve - send it to mycity@powertime.co.za , with your municipality's name as the subject. We'd also love to get a small story around the circumstances in which you captured your City's energy. If we like your shot, we'll showcase it on our homepage and we'll load your PAYGENIUS wallet with 100 rands that you can spend on buying electricity or airtime, pay bills and much more. Please only sub

#1. Ligthning over Table Mountain and Lion's Head, Cape Town ( Picture ) #2. Johannesburg, South Africa ( Picture ) #3. Cape Town, South Africa ( Picture ) #4. Hillbrow Telkom Tower in Johannesburg , South Africa ( Picture ) #5. Cape Town, South Africa ( Picture ) #6. Johannesburg, South Africa ( Picture ) #7. Johannesburg, South Africa ( Picture ) #8. Kruger National Park, South Africa ( Picture ) #9. Johannesburg, South Africa ( Picture ) #10. Bluewater Bay, Eastern Cape,

(Credit: ChrisRiccoPhoto - @ShootMyCT  - Instagram ) Powertime showcase the Best shots of South African cities at night #PowerYourCity. Are you on Instagram or Twitter? Use #PowerYourCity ‬ in all of your pictures of South African cities at night to stand a chance to be featured on our home page website. This week, thank you to @ShootMyCT for his amazing shot of Cape Town! "Fog rolling in over Cape Town" - The beauty of Cape Town at night The Mother City is always surpris