South Africa begins deploying military to protect the country's electricity plants as long-running power crisis worsens, presidency says
Deployment is"in response to the growing threat of sabotage, theft, vandalism and corruption" at coal and diesel powered at power generating plants, President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson says.
Anger is growing among South Africans, who are now having to do deal with power cuts several times a day, sometimes totalling up to 11-and-half hours a day. South Africa has begun deploying the military to protect the country's electricity plants as the long-running power crisis worsens, state-owned energy utility and the presidency said.
"Eskom can confirm that the SANDF is being deployed," the energy firm said in confirmation on Saturday.President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told the AFP news agency a minimum of 10 soldiers would be deployed in the initial phase at each station.The move was "in response to the growing threat of sabotage, theft, vandalism and corruption" at coal and diesel powered at power generating plants, he said.
The South African Army is to deploy atleast 10 members of the army each at several Eskom power stations. This because of the thread of sabotage.
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