Eskom has warned of load shedding amid sporadic industrial action by workers who staged pickets at its facilities across the country on Monday. The utility has been engaged in wage negotiations with trade unions for two months, reaching an impasse over bonus payments on Friday. Eskom said plant operations were negatively impacted at several power stations due to acts of intimidation, sabotage and obstruction of access to workplaces. The company’s spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said in a statement that Eskom had activated its emergency structures but "the risk of load shedding remains high". "Customers are advised to plan on the assumption that load shedding will take place and are encouraged to check their load-shedding schedules on the Eskom and their municipal website," he added. Eskom had to implement load shedding in June when workers embarked on unlawful strikes after it offered 0% wage increases. The entity now faces a similar fate following unions’ rejection of its decision not to p...
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