Power utility Eskom, which on Monday celebrated one year without having to implement load shedding, says its operations have not been affected by illegal strike action at three of its power stations.  

National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) members downed tools on Monday after wage talks between the union and Eskom deadlocked over the weekend.  NUM has around 15,000 members at Eskom's 27 power stations, which is close to a third of its workforce.  More strikes are expected at more power stations.  "We'll continue to monitor the situation," Eskom said, after branding the stoppage illegal.  The power utility is offering pay hikes of 7 to 9 percent, while the NUM is looking for increases ranging from 12 to 13 percent.

• This short report is at RNews
• See too, Eskom faces another big problem, with 15,000 striking workers, at BusinessTech

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