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WATCH | There has been a measure of sabotage involved in Eskom's load shedding crisis - Ramaphosa

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Presidentt Cyril Ramaphosa briefed the media on the load shedding crisis at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Sandton on Wednesday after cutting short an official visit to Egypt.
Presidentt Cyril Ramaphosa briefed the media on the load shedding crisis at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Sandton on Wednesday after cutting short an official visit to Egypt.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has said sabotage contributed to the recent uninterrupted load shedding.

Ramaphosa briefed the media on the load shedding crisis at Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Sandton on Wednesday after cutting short an official visit to Egypt. 

The president said while a number of factors contributed to recent rotational power cuts, including heavy rains, unplanned outages and the age of power stations, about 2 000MW of power were also lost due to an act of sabotage. 

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