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Stage 3 load-shedding will be implemented between 5am and 4pm on Wednesday and Thursday, while stage 4 is on the cards for 4pm to midnight on both days, says Eskom.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said there was a total diesel spend of R1.54bn for June against the budget of R700m.

The National Union of Mineworkers has denied Eskom's​ accusations that workers who have embarked on an illegal strike were responsible for plunging the country into stage 6 load-shedding.

Eskom says with evening peak supply constraints persisting, stage 2 load-shedding will again be implemented from 5-10pm on Tuesday, with the possibility of higher stages should any breakdowns occur during the day.

Eskom says with evening peak supply constraints persisting, stage 2 load-shedding will again be implemented from 5-10pm on Tuesday, with the possibility of higher stages should any breakdowns occur during the day.

Eskom on Friday announced that it was downscaling load-shedding implemented earlier this week.

SA needs to understand that Eskom's system is "old and not maintained the way it was supposed to be", the power utility's CFO Jan Oberholzer said on Wednesday.

Eskom will address the media on system challenges

SA needs to understand that Eskom's system is "old and not maintained the way it was supposed to be", the power utility's CFO Jan Oberholzer said on Wednesday.

Eskom says since Monday a generation unit each at Lethabo, Tutuka, Ingula, Drakensberg and Arnot, as well as two units each at Hendrina and Matla power stations, suffered breakdowns.