Eskom reported it's burned through almost R12 billion worth of diesel, double the amount it budgeted for this year.
CAPE TOWN - The public enterprises department says it's working with National Treasury and Eskom to urgently find the money to buy more diesel.
South Africans have been warned that power cuts would persist during the holiday season, and well into the new year.
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