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Written By: Tasha Siziba In 2008, Eskom’s implementation of load shedding led to chaos in the country. South Africans were informed about planned rolling blackouts to maintain the national electricity grid, but this was seen as a temporary measure, and load shedding has become a daily occurrence. Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, the vice chancellor and […]
Written By: Lebohang Ndashe In an effort to try to recoup lost revenue in Gauteng, on Monday, 20 August, Eskom conducted a cut-off operation in Diepsloot, North of Johannesburg. The power utility removed fifty illegal transformers and bypassed meters connected to their network. Diepsloot’s illegal connections have significantly strained the power grid, causing frequent […]
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