Eskom has said that its prepaid electricity upgrade project has been a success. However, South Africans who had to queue for hours on end have expressed a different sentiment towards the programme.

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says 99% of prepaid electricity customers were able to upgrade their ...

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa revealed on Wednesday that 1.7 million prepaid customers failed to ...

Eskom’s Group Executive for Distribution, Monde Bala, urged residents to make sure their devices were upgraded to avoid ...

Known as "zero buyers," these customers will benefit from a one-day extension for the upgrades with a deadline set for 8:30 ...

Eskom recently announced that it will be starting a national rollout to update the 6.6 million prepaid electricity meters under its control before they become non-operational on 24 November 2024. The ...

“However,” she said, “for this to happen, zero buyers must still purchase an electricity voucher from a legal vendor today or tomorrow.” For months, Eskom has warned prepaid electricity ...

Eskom and municipal power utilities like Joburg’s City Power have given prepaid electricity users hope that it is not be too late to complete the meter upgrading process. From Sunday ...

State-owned power utility Eskom is once again urging all prepaid electricity customers to update their meters immediately to avoid an unexpected loss of electricity after the deadline of November 24.

On Sunday, every prepaid electricity meter across the country will cease from operating due to a global technical switchover that needs to be done. Diepkloof residents try to enter the Eskom ...

Following a week of South African prepaid meter users panicking to get their electricity meter updated, resulting in the death of a customer, Eskom has been criticised for not effectively ...

JOHANNESBURG - Eskom says over 5 million prepaid meters have been upgraded nationwide before Sunday's deadline. This week saw long lines of customers trying to upgrade their meters. Eskom had to ...