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Zeenat Hansrod

South Africa plunged into darkness with whopping six-hour power cuts

A man drives cattle past electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its aging coal-fired plants, in Soweto, South Africa. © Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters

Power cuts in South Africa have intensified with the most industrialised state on the continent having to cut electricity for six hours every day. Anger is mounting over the sweeping measures, caused by failures at ageing and poorly maintained infrastructure.

Andre de Ruyter, the boss of state-owned Eskom, announced a series of planned outages in the coming week.

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