By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members has been deployed at some Eskom power stations.
This follows several incidents of theft and sabotage at various power stations.
The country has now been plunged into stage six power cuts.
Brigadier Andries Mahapa confirmed that SANDF has already been deployed to some power stations to protect against the theft of essential components.
“We cannot disclose the areas of yet, but there are power stations being identified by the intelligence report. Some of our members are currently going to those stations [and ] some are there already,” said Mahapa.
A full report of the areas where the army will be deployed will be released on Sunday morning, Mahapa added.
Earlier this week Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter announced his resignation, citing crime and corruption as the main obstacles he faced in trying to turn around the troubled state-owned entity.
De Ruyter’s resignation followed a series of public attacks by Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe.