On Monday evening, Eskom implemented Stage 2 load shedding with immediate effect. This came hours after a constrained system and several breakdowns at Medupi power station.
“Unit five of Medupi power station has just tripped, taking some 700MW capacity with. Regretfully, stage 2 load-shedding has been implemented immediately,” said Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
According to News24, Stage 2 load shedding was suspended at 05:00 on Tuesday. Eskom has warned that there may be further load shedding this week as the energy supply remains constrained.
Meanwhile, in other local news, Jacob Zuma was absent from the first day of his corruption trial in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg, reportedly owing to illness.
Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi said the former president is going for tests for an “unknown ailment”. He refused to give any further details.
“[Former] president Jacob Zuma is in hospital as we speak. Doctors are running tests, but they don’t have test results as yet. He is under strict observation”.
Zuma’s corruption case is postponed to 17 May.
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