When it was announced that load shedding would be suspended over the past weekend, a lot of South African’s wondered what made this possible? Others said that the then anticipated EFF #NationalShutdown protest had force the ANC’s hand to put pressure on Eskom to suspend planned power outages in hopes of lessening the potential blow of the strike. This despite Eskom’s statement on Friday that indicated a recovery in some generation capacity during the week. Today, we want to understand how in South Africa, we can go from no load shedding, to stage 3 all in space of a few days.

Bertha Dlamini, Energy Expert and Founding President of African Women in Energy and Power and Professor Mark Swilling, Programme Coordinator of the Sustainable Development Programme in the School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University join Lerato Mbele to clarify the current electricity situation.

When it was announced that load shedding would be suspended over the past weekend, a lot of South African’s wondered what made this possible? Others said that the then anticipated EFF #NationalShutdown protest had force the ANC’s hand to put pressure on Eskom to suspend planned power outages in hopes of lessening the potential blow of the strike. This despite Eskom’s statement on Friday that indicated a recovery in some generation capacity during the week. Today, we want to understand how in South Africa, we can go from no load shedding, to stage 3 all in space of a few days.
Bertha Dlamini, Energy Expert and Founding President of African Women in Energy and Power and Professor Mark Swilling, Programme Coordinator of the Sustainable Development Programme in the School of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch University join Lerato Mbele to clarify the current electricity situation.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Ndlozi also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day&rsquo;s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Ndlozi also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.