Third day of power cuts

Eskom says it will maintain Stage 2 load shedding for the greater part of Friday.

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Eskom says it has had another major setback at its Medupi Power Station based near Lephalale in Limpopo and will be implementing Stage 1 load shedding from 9am to 12pm midday and thereafter revert to Stage 2 load shedding until 11pm.

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