Power was restored on Monday night to about 50 000 residents after days without electricity
Only the government — not Eskom or municipalities — can address load-shedding by building more capacity and ensuring sufficient supply, the parties said
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Utility beefs up security at power plants to prevent more damage as collusion cases are exposed
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Eskom has faced chronic power supply constraints over the last year
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Employees, including senior staff members and contractors, have stolen or deliberately broken equipment, which has contributed to load-shedding
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A senior employee at the public broadcaster wants compensation for claims of ‘sabotage’
There is no evidence to support the broadcaster’s claim that its employees had co-ordinated a plan to botch the president’s speech
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/ 17 February 2009
Israel is involved in a covert war of sabotage to delay Tehran’s efforts to develop a nuclear weapon, the Daily Telegraph said on Tuesday.
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Eight members of an ultra-left anarchist group have been arrested in connection with a string of attacks on France’s rail network.