winter

Snow equals higher demand, Eskom shifts Stage 4 load shedding

Power utility Eskom has been forced to implement Stage 4 power cuts due to an increased demand level for power. The power utility says…

Eskom plans to keep load shedding between stages 3 and 4 this week, that’s if nothing changes. The power utility escalated load shedding to…

Stage 6 load shedding has been implemented until further notice on Friday after Eskom confirmed four of their units were down for repairs. The…

Cape Town endured a frightfully dry winter just a few years ago, but thankfully, Mother Nature is giving the city some much needed relief…

Believe it or not (Cape Town), but this winter in South Africa has been a lot warmer for some parts of the country than…

July was a particularly fruitful month for Cape Town and its surface water storage system. On the eve of yet another strong cold front,…

Wondering why it’s so cold today, Cape Town? Well, we could be in for some snow on Wednesday. A duo of cold fronts brushed…

After turning Cape Town into a temporary lake, and the rest of the Western and Eastern Cape into a winter wonderland, the July cold…

Update #3, 15 May, 12pm: Snow continued to fall across South Africa’s Drakensberg and Lesotho’s Maloti mountains. Have a good weekend? Bet it wasn’t…