Eskom escalates blackouts to stage 5 from 10 am
By Zuko Komisa Eskom has announced that Stage 5 would go into effect at 10 am today (Saturday, 17 September). Within the span of seven days, 45 units tripped. Eskom and South Africans continue to receive terrible news as limitations on the available generators will cause the current levels to be moved to Stage 5. “Due to the breakdown of five generating units overnight, Stage 5 loadshedding will regretfully be implemented […]