Cyril Ramaphosa and Eskom talk as two years of blackouts loom

11 December 2019 - 06:00
By Iavan Pijoos
President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.
Image: Simphiwe Nkwali President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.

President Cyril Ramaphosa cut short a trip to Egypt on Tuesday for an urgent meeting with the Eskom board, a day after the power utility plunged the country into unprecedented stage 6 load-shedding.

This came as Eskom warned South Africans to expect power cuts for at least another two years.

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