Eskom to implement Stage One load shedding on Saturday

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Eskom will implement Stage 1 load shedding on Saturday from 09:00 to 23:00.

It said in a statement on Friday evening that the system remained under severe pressure with several generation units being out of service.

Eskom announced on Friday that it had suffered a major setback, after losing three units at the Medupi power station in Limpopo due to coal and ash handling issues.

This, after the breakdown of a conveyor belt that feeds coal to the power station.