UPDATE: Gautrain services have been restored following delays owing to load shedding. Gautrain tweeted just after 10:00 on Friday: "We are pleased to advise that power has been restored and the train service is now fully operational. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the service disruption this morning." Gautrain passengers that were left stranded on
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South African business activity fell to the lowest level in 14 months in December due to the deepest power cuts yet. A Purchasing Managers Index compiled
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Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 2 load-shedding from 22:00 on Saturday evening. “Owing to an unanticipated conveyor belt failure at Medupi power station,
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Johannesburg - Brace yourselves for the worst. Stage 6 load shedding, which the country experienced on December 9, is set to become more frequent as Eskom’s plant breakdowns remain at dangerously high levels. Stage 6 means 6000 megawatts need to be shed from the national grid to avert its collapse. In Gauteng, where load shedding intervals last
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