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Mantashe slams Eskom, says load-shedding 'worse than state capture'
As the country grapples with crippling Stage 6 blackouts, Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe accuses Eskom of agitating to topple government.
CENTURION - Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has slammed Eskom for not resolving rolling blackouts, saying they're worse than state capture.
Mantashe hosted a signing ceremony with 13 preferred IPP bidders on Thursday.
WATCH: Mantashe accuses Eskom of agitating for the overthrowing of the state
He added that communities have grown extremely frustrated as worsening waves of blackouts are rolled out.
The minister also warned this growing anger could ignite a coup to topple the current administration.
* eNCA's Pule Letshwiti-Jones reports.