RC 261008Power FMTehillah Niselow
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Power Business covered unrest in Soweto after a Home Affairs march, plus a government push for battery and gas capacity as electricity supply starts to outstrip demand at certain times.
- 18:01
Violence erupted in Soweto after a march to the Home Affairs offices in Orlando West, with reports of gunshots and vehicles set alight, and residents closing two shops run by foreign nationals.
- 18:34
Government is moving ahead with plans to procure battery energy storage and gas-fired power, as South Africa grapples with surplus electricity during periods of high renewable generation.
- 18:38
Eskom still has to pay independent renewable producers for power it cannot take, and that cost is expected to come back to consumers through electricity tariffs.
- 18:50
National residential property price inflation rose to 8.2% in May from a revised 8.1% in April, with the Western Cape and Gauteng the biggest contributors; economist John Luce sees signs of a peak.