While making no promises, Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer told journalists on Friday that the utility would endeavour to let South Africans celebrate at least part of Christmas Day free from load-shedding.

Any reprieve from the power cuts will, however, be brief as a number of “significant challenges” continue to plague its generation fleet...

Subscribe now to unlock this article.

Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).

There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.

Cancel anytime.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.