Power blackouts hit South Africa

>Some city suburbs were plunged into darkness over the weekend due to a serious breakdown at the Ubungo power substation.

The music setting the beat to South Africa's election

South Africa's power utility Eskom tells four top officials to step aside while it investigates the problems at the firm, including recent power cuts.

The chairman of South Africa's power utility resigns following calls for him to be sacked over allegations of interfering with operations.

South Africa is facing an electricity crisis as the country's power utility struggles to meet demand.

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Brand South Africa joins the rest of the country in condemning the acts of violence

 Brand South Africa (http://www.southafrica.info) joins the rest of the country in condemning the acts of violence that have been levelled against some foreign national residing in some of the nine provinces of South Africa.

We assure all our partners in the continent that South Africa stands firmly against all intolerances such as racism, xenophobia, homophobia and sexism. As such security forces are hard...

Power cuts are hurting Zambia's businesses