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Power outages to get worse

Cape Times: "South Africans have been warned to prepare for power cuts, gridlock and general disruption. 'It's going to get worse before it gets better,' admitted Eskom's chief executive Jacob Maroga in a frank interview with the Saturday Star on Friday.

His admission comes after Eskom warned this week that the rolling blackouts would continue throughout next week. Earlier it had warned South Africa would suffer power shortages for between five to eight years while supply is extended."

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