Eskom: Unprotected strikes at some power stations tantamount to sabotage

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Eskom on Monday said the wildcat strike at some of its power stations is tantamount to sabotage and the public is being forced to bear the brunt.

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Stage four power cuts are expected to last until Wednesday as some workers failed to report for duty at various stations, leading to delays in planned maintenance and repairs. The power utility was granted a court order interdicting the unprotected strike, which comes as a result of a deadlock in wage negotiations between Eskom’s management and unions.Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said that there had already been reports of intimidation against workers reporting for duty on Monday morning.

"Any industrial action at Eskom and essential services company is against the law and it is already contributing negatively to a situation that was bad where Eskom has been implementing stage 2 load shedding, which had to be increased to stage 4 load shedding because of the industrial action. The country does not need this, the people of South Africa have suffered enough," he said.

 

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Whatever, always excuses, while the fat cats, get fatter!

Holding the country ransom like this should be treason

No shit sherlock.

Sell all these corrupted tax guzzling useless citizen stressing SOE's immediately. Positive step no.1 in repairing the nation. Then kick the ANC and their communist unions out of government...positive step no.2

WHY IS THE PRESIDENT NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?! PresidencyZA

Mnxim we have been bearing the brunt without a strike what is different

De Ruyter praat twak.

To be honest eskom would find any excuse to continue with this nonsense.

Don't these Eskom employees / unions know it's citizens constitutional rights for electricity? Govt. must step in....overstaffed fire the lot!

Wewant quick solutions not statements, statements can't warm our rooms at night

Where is CyrilRamaphosa

And you believe them?

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Absolutely right

do something, the public cannot be held hostage, what are the Execs doing? sitting in their plush offices and painting a picture of gloom....FFS GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER

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Eskom_SA you are goverment owned and so are the police. Do something about it and don’t whine about it CyrilRamaphosa time to roll up ur sleeves and get ur hands dirty this is costing the country billions get rid of the unions they just trouble

The strikers should be arrested and charged with sabotage and incitement

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