JOHANNESBURG - Stage four blackouts are under way until Tuesday morning
Thereafter stage three will kick in until Tuesday afternoon.
Stage 4 will make a return until Wednesday morning.
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Eskom says its emergency generation reserves at both diesel and pumped storage dam levels are almost depleted.
The struggling power supplier says higher blackout stages will help build up the emergency generation reserves during the week.
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Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 12:00 on Sunday until 05:00 on Monday.
Loadshedding will then vary between Stages 4 and 3 until Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/5bzcNCY5AR