Eskom has plunged South Africans back to stage 5 load-shedding after minimal stages of blackouts over the Easter weekend.
The power utility implemented stage 5 load-shedding on Wednesday morning due to high demand.
Eskom’s interim spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said: “Due to higher than expected demand, stage 5 load-shedding continued from 5am until further notice. Eskom will provide an update later this afternoon [Wednesday],” she said.
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Load-shedding back to stage 5 until further notice
Eskom has plunged South Africans back to stage 5 load-shedding after minimal stages of blackouts over the Easter weekend.
The power utility implemented stage 5 load-shedding on Wednesday morning due to high demand.
Eskom’s interim spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said: “Due to higher than expected demand, stage 5 load-shedding continued from 5am until further notice. Eskom will provide an update later this afternoon [Wednesday],” she said.
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