WATCH | SA hit with Stage 6 rolling blackouts

• Editor's Note: This article has been updated

JOHANNESBURG - Eskom confirmed Stage 6 blackouts will continue until Friday, thereafter Stage 5 until Saturday.

Eskom is not ruling out the possibility of implementing Stage 8 power cuts.

The utility went from Stages 3 and 4 to Stage 6 within a matter of hours.

WATCH | Eskom not ruling out Stage 8 power cuts

This has had a detrimental effect on our economy, with businesses losing productivity.

Eskom is asking people to be patient and tolerant during these dark times.