By BAKANG MOKOTO
20 March 2025- The Democratic Alliance (DA) said the unannounced return of loadshedding will bring more economic devastation and leave families across the country in turmoil. The DA said it shares in the outrage of all South Africans at this bout of loadshedding with zero notice.
The DA spokesperson on Electricity and Energy, Kevin Mileham, who is also a Member of Parliament (MP), said they stand together in outrage. Mileham said this shows the incontrovertible need for a competitive energy generation market.
“The DA calls for Eskom’s immediate horizontal unbundling to break its monopoly and end its ongoing failure to meet South Africa’s electricity needs. South Africa needs new generation capacity to be built now. This is an immediate and pressing concern for our nation,” he said.
Meanwhile, Eskom spokesperson, Daphney Mokwena said, while they have made notable progress in their generation recovery efforts, Eskom faced the loss of five generation units before the peak period. Mokwena said consequently, Stage 2 load shedding was implemented at 6:25pm yesterday and will remain in effect until 5am today.
“We continue to prioritise planned maintenance to strengthen system reliability ahead of the winter months, while ensuring adherence to environmental and licensing conditions. In light of the ongoing system constraints, we urge the public to use electricity sparingly.
“Eskom sincerely apologises for the inconvenience caused and will continue to provide updates as required,” she said.
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