Eskom has canceled load shedding. The power utility made this announcement through a public statement stating that it will cancel load shedding starting from Friday midday and will use the long weekend to conduct short-term maintenance. 

In a statement Eskom said 
 “Eskom is pleased to announce that load shedding will be cancelled from 12pm today as some generation units have returned to service, helping to restore generating capacity to meet consumer demand.“ 

“Since yesterday morning, Eskom teams have successfully returned a generation unit each at the Duvha, Medupi, Kendal, Kriel and Kusile Power Stations. A further unit each is expected to return to service today at the Camden and Majuba Power Stations.”

 “Eskom will also be taking the opportunity over the long weekend, due to the lower demand, to conduct short-term maintenance and further replenish the emergency reserves in preparation for the week ahead.” 

Eskom has issued an apology to the people of South Africa for the inconvenience suffered during the load shedding. 

"As previously communicated, Eskom continues to implement reliability maintenance during this period, and as such the system will continue to be constrained, with the possibility of load shedding remaining elevated."

Eskom has once again urged South Africans to use electricity sparingly, saying the system remained “vulnerable and unpredictable.”