EDITORIAL | More power outages leave metro water reservoirs to the dogs

Higher stages of load-shedding have caused SA’s water supply to become increasingly precarious

31 January 2023 - 20:16

The nation’s collective groan as Eskom announced on Tuesday it was heading back into dreaded stage 6 load-shedding was not exclusively reserved for the debilitating impact extended power cuts have on homes, businesses and indeed every sector of society...

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