Eskom to cut power to Northern Cape municipalities over non-payment

Power utility Eskom warned on Monday that it would cut off electricity to four Northern Cape municipalities from Wednesday evening.

It said the power cuts are because of "non-payment".

The four were identified as:

• Tsantsabane municipality, based in Postmasburg;
• Magareng municipality, based in Warrenton;
• Richtersveld municipality, based in Port Nolloth; and
• Khai-Ma, based in Pofadder.

"Electricity will be off from 6am to 8pm every day until the municipalities remedy the situation," Eskom said on Twitter.

This is a developing story.