South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the pivotal role of the African National Congress (ANC) in alleviating the nation’s long-standing electricity load-shedding crisis. He highlighted that South Africa has now experienced over 460 days without national power outages, marking a significant achievement for the country.
In a speech delivered at the ANC manifesto launch preceding the local government elections scheduled for November 4, Ramaphosa attributed the steady improvement in electricity supply to enhanced generation capacity and more effective management at the state utility, Eskom. This progress, he noted, has been instrumental in sustaining the country’s uninterrupted power supply.
Eskom has confirmed that since May 16, 2025, South Africa has not encountered load shedding. This success is attributed to better performance of power stations and a reduction in unplanned outages, both of which have been crucial in stabilizing the electricity grid and supporting the recovery process.
Despite these advancements, certain communities are still undergoing load reduction, a measure implemented to protect overloaded local electricity networks. Ramaphosa assured that ongoing efforts are being made in regions such as Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal to address these issues, expressing optimism that load reduction will eventually be eliminated across the entire nation.