Eskom relies on an ageing coal fleet and South Africa has faced intermittent power cuts for more than a decade.
South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom and workers’ unions have signed a wage deal, paving way for a possible resolution to its worst power cuts in two years.
Struggling Eskom and its three recognised labour unions signed the agreement for a 7 percent salary increase a week after it started implementing prolonged power cuts, blaming them on striking workers hampering efforts…