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Eskom will implement stages 5 and 6 of load-shedding for the remainder of the week.

Eskom will implement stages 5 and 6 of load-shedding for the remainder of the week.

As load-shedding is stepped up, our electricity minister appears unmoved, except on the dance floor, where he is the picture of abandon

Stage 6 load shedding is wreaking havoc in communities, resulting in businesses in the City of Joburg barely surviving and municipal electricity infrastructure being damaged.

As load-shedding is stepped up, our electricity minister appears unmoved, except on the dance floor, where he is the picture of abandon

Brian Ndlovu, 31, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday but later discharged

Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the government won't be taking any shortcuts in the efforts to end load shedding.

Eskom says stage 6 load shedding will be implemented on Tuesday following the loss of a further two generation units on Monday.

Since April 1 last year, 2,147 criminal cases relating to Eskom have been opened, of which 1,586 are under investigation and for which 126 arrests have been made, says Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.

Freezing weather, stage 6 load-shedding, dry taps and endless excuses collide in a cruel but perfect storm