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"Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 05:00 on Monday until 05:00 on Tuesday. Stage 2 loadshedding will then be implemented during evening peaks on Tuesday and Wednesday."

Power utility Eskom says load shedding will be suspended at midnight on Friday due to lower weekend demand.

Stage 2 load-shedding will again be implemented on Monday, but Eskom has announced a weekend reprieve with a suspension of enforced power cuts from midnight on Friday.

"I woke at 6.20 and I had electricity. I went to the bathroom, come out, and I have no power. A lot can happen in five minutes in this country," said one social media user.

Eskom says it will reduce load shedding to stage 2 from midnight until 5am on Wednesday.

Eskom had to implement Stage 2 load shedding on Saturday afternoon, following the breakdown of four generating units.

"Breakdowns of four generating units have forced the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding," says Eskom.

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Eskom says it will continue to implement stage 2 load shedding on Wednesday and Thursday from 4pm to midnight.

Eskom will implement stage 2 load shedding on Monday from 4pm until Wednesday at midnight.