Overview
- Eskom reports a sharp increase in network faults from persistent festive‑season storms, causing widespread outages.
- Major disruptions continue in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Free State, while the Eastern Cape is largely restored.
- Field teams are working on damaged infrastructure in affected areas, including Tzaneen and Ga-Mashashane in Limpopo.
- Hazardous weather, flooding and access constraints are slowing repairs, leaving restoration timelines uncertain.
- The utility urges customers to treat all infrastructure as live and to report damage, and says load shedding remains off for now.