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    It’s official: stage-6 load shedding is here

    By Duncan McLeod28 June 2022

    Eskom has announced that for only the second time in history, the country will be subjected to stage-6 load shedding.

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    By Agency Staff28 June 2022

    Investors in ether and its troubled twin stETH are nervously anticipating a crypto milestone: the Merge.

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    By Duncan McLeod28 June 2022

    Eskom has warned that there is a “very real risk” of stage-6 load shedding during the evening peak on Tuesday as an illegal strike at Eskom intensifies and turns violent.

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    By Agency Staff28 June 2022

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    Eskom vows disciplinary action as generating capacity slips

    By Paul Burkhardt27 June 2022

    Eskom said most of its workforce is in place following unlawful industrial action, though generation capacity has yet to improve.

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