Mobile operator Vodacom warned customers on Saturday (7 December), that they may lose service due to Eskom’s ongoing load shedding.<\/p>\n
“Vodacom is aware that many customers around the country will be experiencing issues connecting to the network because of the Stage 4 load shedding that is currently in place,” it said in a note.<\/p>\n
“Our towers do use batteries as a back up but these do have limited power and will eventually fail. We have put proactive measures in place to help mitigate the effects of widespread load shedding.<\/p>\n
“For instance, we have deployed generators at numerous sites across the country and are working as hard as possible to keep customers connected.We would like to apologise for any inconvenience – normal service will resume once load shedding runs its course.”<\/p>\n
Embattled power utility Eskom meanwhile, said it would continue with rolling blackouts until 23h00 on Saturday, having moved to stage 4 on Friday due to the wet weather. The group said in a statement, that it has reverted to stage 2.<\/p>\n
“We are beginning to experience coal-handling problems at a number of our power stations as a result of wet coal,” Eskom said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“If the weather persists, we are likely to implement load-shedding through the weekend.”<\/p>\n