CARTOON: National grid ballot

Minister says Eskom has taken the necessary steps aimed at ending load-shedding by the weekend

Ruling party admits for the first time before an election that it is preparing for talks on coalitions

ANC’s own polling puts its support at 46% in Johannesburg while other surveys indicate the city may be too close to call

The big question is whether the Ramaphosa effect has been sustained over the past two years, writes Carol Paton

Eskom reinstated load-shedding at the weekend, which will continue into Tuesday as several unplanned outages have put pressure on the power system