‘We sincerely apologise to South Africans — one and all,’ said Eskom Chief Operating Officer Jan Oberholzer as the country was plunged into Stage 4 power cuts on Friday — which will last into the weekend.
at some Eskom power stations has caused the country to plunge into Stage 4 power cuts, confirmed the parastatal during a virtual media briefing on Friday 24 June. Earlier in the morning, Eskom confirmed there would be Stage 4 power cuts throughout the weekend.
During the media briefing, Oberholzer apologised for the intensified power cuts — known as load shedding — and said the energy agency was ‘closely monitoring the situation’. He also revealed some Eskom employees were faced with ‘tremendous intimidation’ by people who did not want Eskom employees to report to work. Mathebula confirmed an instance where people were dragged out of their positions at an Eskom power station, however, the agency was able to intervene quickly.
Mantshantsha said this was ‘unprotected actions’ as none of the three formalised unions have informed Eskom of pulling out their unionised workers.
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