The Christmas grace was short-lived as Mzansi was hit with immediate Stage 4 blackouts by Eskom on Wednesday afternoon.
Eskom said this was due to a breakdown of four generating units and delays in returning some units to service.
Stage 4 loadshedding will be implemented until 5am on Thursday, when Stage 3 follows until 4pm daily.
Eskom said this schedule would continue until further notice.
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