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South African opposition groups, a trade union and business owners have threatened to sue the government over the crippling blackouts in the country, local media reported. They have given the government up to Friday to stabilise electricity supply or face legal action for contravening its duty to provide electricity. They …

South African utility Eskom will escalate rotating power cuts from Friday afternoon until Monday morning, it said on Friday, citing a loss of generation capacity. “The Stage 3 power cuts, which will require up to 3,000 megawatts (MW) be shed from the grid, will last from 1400 local time on …

Power cuts can be painful, right? But, for many South Africans, it’s now part of everyday life: something you would expect rather than something that would surprise you. “It’s got such a negative impact, especially in businesses”, says Tsholofelo Moeketsane, who has just started a new food business in Soweto, …