{"id":53887,"date":"2022-07-01T14:27:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T12:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/ergste-beurtkrag-sedert-19-20220629-2\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T14:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T12:27:41","slug":"ergste-beurtkrag-sedert-19-20220629-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/ergste-beurtkrag-sedert-19-20220629-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ergste beurtkrag sedert \u201919"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inwoners het teen Dinsdagaand nie geweet hoe hulle dit aan of af het met Eskom se beurtkragrooster nie. <\/p>\n<p>Sedertdien het beurtkrag op drie verskillende tye van die dag tussen fases 6, 4 en 2 gewissel. 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Dit het later tot intimidasie van ander werkers gelei en voertuie is aan die brand gesteek. <\/p>\n<p>Loononderhandelings het reeds verlede week op \u2019n dooie punt uitgeloop, wat toe tot fase 4-beurtkrag gelei het. <\/p>\n<p>Intussen het die Wes-Kaapse premier, Alan Winde, ges\u00ea Suid-Afrika moet weer in die \u201cdonkerte rondtas\u201d te midde van \u2019n nuwe ronde beurtkrag. \u201cMaar hierdie keer is dit \u2019n onwettige staking wat bydra tot \u2019n reeds verwoestende kragkrisis. Hierdie onwettige nywerheidsaksie by Eskom raak nie net sy bedrywighede nie, maar benadeel ook die hele land. 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