THE ANC says it is gravely concerned about the latest announcement by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd to implement Stage 4 load shedding, adding that this may be implemented deliberately for “political ends”.
The governing party’s spokesperson Pule Mabe said on Wednesday that the latest bout of load-shedding was implemented despite a commitment by the CEO Andre De Ruyter of the power utility to contain load-shedding and ease disruptions to power supply in mid-October.
Eskom announced on Wednesday that it was pushing load shedding to Stage 4 at noon on Wednesday, and this would continue until 05:00 on Friday.
The intensifying of power cuts comes on the first day of the matric final exams and a mere five days before the local government elections.
“The ANC is further concerned that the announcement made by Eskom coincides with the first day of final examinations for thousands of Matriculants across the country who
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