Sabotage to Blame for South Africa's Power Cut Crisis?
Senior sources within crime intelligence have confirmed to News24 that the police's crime intelligence unit is investigating whether the latest series of power outages around the country are deliberate and the work of aggrieved Eskom workers. This comes after Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom board chair Jabu Mabuza held a press conference to brief the public on state of the power crisis.
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