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Power utility Eskom has officially announced the return of Stage 2 load-shedding on Wednesday, set to continue on Thursday amid unplanned maintenance issues.
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South Africans no longer need to worry about heralding in 2021 in the darkness with Eskom now announcing the suspension of Stage 2 load-shedding on Thursday.
60 former Eskom engineers are volunteering to help rebuild the embattled power utility for free. Eskom has very made it clear that they did not approach them.
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has warned citizens that the power utility will need to implement load-shedding in its bid to get things back on track.
Reality hit South Africans hard when loadshedding was announced on Sunday morning, with stage 2 being implemented despite President Cyril Ramaphosa promise of no loadshedding until 13 January.
Cash-strapped Eskom has started disconnecting thousands of non-paying households in Soweto, despite massive backlash from the community.
COSATU has welcomed the bid to allow for alternative energy sources put forward in the state's plan to power the nation, but warns Eskom could be it's downfall.