File: A person lighting up a gas stove during a blackout. AFP/Damien Meyer
JOHANNESBURG - It looks like we can't get rid of those candles just yet, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t light at the end of the tunnel.
Eskom has scrapped Stage 6 power cuts for Friday night.
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Instead, the utility will continue Stage 4 blackouts until 10pm.
The embattled power utility says due to lower than anticipated demand, blackouts will be lowered to Stage 2 until 7am on Saturday morning.
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Then Stage 4 will be implemented from 7am until 10pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Eskom has thanked employees who have reported for duty following a wildcat strike.
The power utility is urging South Africans to use electricity sparingly.
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— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) July 1, 2022
Due to lower than anticipated demand, Stage 4 loadshedding will continue to be implemented until 22:00. Loadshedding will then be reduced to Stage 2 at 22:00 until 07:00 for both Saturday and Sunday. pic.twitter.com/ohFd1mc7NE
