Employees, including senior staff members and contractors, have stolen or deliberately broken equipment, which has contributed to load-shedding
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The demonstrations have coincided with stage 2 rotational power cuts which the state-owned utility says will remain in place until Sunday due to the breakdown of four generation units
The Mail & Guardian spent time with the residents of Thuthukani, and heard of how a once ‘beautiful’ town had degenerated.
Some 4 435MW of power is out on planned maintenance, and another 8 093MW has been lost because of breakdowns to units at various power stations
Analysis of Nasa data shows that although SOâ‚‚ emissions around the world have fallen by about 6%, the levels are high enough to harm the health of billions of people.