The ANC risks losing almost a quarter of its support unless it brings the country’s worst power crisis to an end ahead of elections next year, a survey of voters has found.
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The president says all hands are on deck to ensure that the severity and frequency of load shedding is reduced in the near term.
The pair have travelled to China as Eskom implements record power cuts that are hobbling the economy.
Sasria appears to have walked back its earlier decision that it would no longer provide cover for damage caused by a collapse of Eskom’s grid.
By as soon as Wednesday evening, the amount of electricity that Eskom has failed to provide will be greater than the power it couldn’t provide in the whole of 2022.
Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said he can’t preclude the possibility of South Africa being plunged into even worse load shedding this winter.
Sasria, has told clients it won’t pay claims for damage related to a collapse of the national electricity grid, a report said.
Redefine Properties is looking at boosting its solar power generation capacity as it seeks to reduce its reliance on South Africa’s failing state-owned electricity utility.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered army personnel to be stationed at power stations as theft and sabotage continue unabated.
The high court in Pretoria comes despite former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter warning that such a move would make the situation worse.