On Friday Eskom, a power utility firm in South Africa, warned that there would be more load-shedding if protests at its stations and facilities persisted. According to Mail & Guardian, the power utility firm confirmed on Thursday that indeed there was protest action outside of its six power stations with marchers blocking the roads leading to them. Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed that the said power stations included Duvha, Hendrina, Matla, Arnot in Mpumalanga, Medupi, and Matimba in Limpopo. Eskom said that further intimidation of employees and the persistence of this strike might cause operational disturbances and therefore lead to higher stages of load-shedding. These protests are the result of wage talks between Eskom and labour unions which were put to a halt this week.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 24, 2022 07:45 UTC