DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 09 October 2024

Eskom reduces power cuts to Stage 3

JOHANNESBURG - It's Christmas Eve and South Africans are waking up to Stage 3 blackouts.

Eskom says it will confirm the schedule on Sunday, so maybe we'll be in luck and not have to make our Christmas lunch around a rolling blackout schedule.

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Households and businesses have been under enormous pressure recently as Eskom ramped up power cuts to Stage 6 this month.

It's been blamed on a flurry of breakdowns and delays in returning units to service.

READ: De Ruyter: Municipal debt a cause for concern

Maintenance work has also reduced the availability of power.

Rotational blackouts have also been implemented to penalise non-paying municipalities.

Some metros’ residents have been experiencing 12-hour power cuts.

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