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The Department of Basic Educations says several provinces have completed the marking of Grade 12 exam papers ahead of schedule, and that results will be released on time.

Following the return to service of four generation units, no load shedding is expected for the rest of the week, says Eskom.

With increasing demand for electricity due to the cold weather, Eskom has stepped up load shedding to Stage 2.

With a constrained power system, Eskom may be forced to implement load shedding, it said on Friday.

Government has set aside R16.4 billion to repay guaranteed debt for the struggling airline SAA, the National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Eskom is appealing to communities to stop illegal connections as it continues to experience an increasing number of repeated equipment failures in most areas.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says a special bill on Eskom -- aimed at finding a roadmap of the power utility’s recovery -- is currently being drafted. 

South Africa should consider all energy sources available in its future energy plans, says Energy Minister Jeff Radebe.

Eskom’s Technical Review Team is expected to produce a preliminary report within four weeks, Cabinet said on Thursday.

Work is afoot on reconfiguring the South African electricity sector by addressing challenges faced by Eskom, with the board of the first subsidiary of the power utility to be appointed by mid-2019, Treasury said on Wednesday.