/ 1 July 2022

Workers didn’t cause Eskom crisis

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Enough: Soweto residents picket outside Eskom’s offices in Megawatt Park. The power utility this week moved to stage six load-shedding. Photo: Phill Magakoe/AFP
The utility’s employees went on an unprotected strike but years of poor decisions wrecked the energy producer

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