UPDATE: Eskom implements Stage 4 blackouts

* Editor's note: This article is updated each time new information becomes available.

JOHANNESBURG - Eskom has implemented Stage 4 blackouts indefinitely.

The power utility said it will publish a full statement in due course.

READ: SA's Electricity Crisis | Power cuts cause business instability

Stage 4 blackouts kicked in at 9am on Sunday morning.

Eskom urged the public to continue using electricity sparingly.

Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented from 09:00 on Sunday morning - until further notice.

Eskom will publish a full statement in due course.

— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) February 26, 2023