Eskom Infrastructure siege in Gauteng a concern - Eskom said that the increase in the theft and vandalism of its infrastructure in Gauteng was posing a threat to its liquidity and mandate to provide electricity to residents.
The power utility said it had recorded a concerning number of incidents involving infrastructure vandalism.
“We are extremely concerned about the illegal mining practices. There’s a huge threat should the electricity infrastructure collapse or cave in.”said the power supply in Ekurhuleni had been interrupted as a result of vandalism. “Our technicians are at a point where we are afraid to work because if they are deployed to go fix the vandalised equipment they [fear they] will be attacked,” one source said.
Load-shedding has been implemented on a near-permanent basis since September 2022, and has hit the country at high stages every day in 2023 so far.suggested that load-shedding will be a factor in the lives of South Africans for the next two years, at least.
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