More than one million South Africans have now been removed from Eskom's load reduction programme, with five provinces officially declared load reduction-free.

The National Briefing · Jul 10, 2026 · 5m

More than one million South Africans have now been removed from Eskom's load reduction programme, with five provinces officially declared load reduction-free. While South Africa has gone more than 400 days without loadshedding, many communities have continued to experience load reduction due to overloaded networks, illegal connections and electricity theft.

Guest: Daphne Mokoena, Eskom spokesperson