The uninterrupted power supply that has spurred optimism and growth in SA’s economy over the past 10 months could come to an end after Eskom issued an urgent load-shedding alert on Friday.

The utility warned of a “high risk of load-shedding at short notice” after several breakdowns that had affected its generation fleet over the past week...

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