After major statements that load shedding will never happen again, residents in Bethlehem were on Monday 30 July 2018, been without power for almost 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Eskom has announced that load shedding will be introduced and that it will take place in the morning hours and again from 17:00 to 22:00.
The explanation is that urgent maintenance needs to be done at certain power stations, but the strike of workers has also contributed to this after wage negotiations have again been stalled. Workers are striking at certain power stations and intimidate workers who want to work forcing them to participate in the strike.
Several power stations already deliver less than 50% of their normal power.
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