SAfm — Power utility Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding on Thursday night. Spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe says this was due to severe power constraints. Workers affiliated to the National Union of Mine workers (NUM) and National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) went on strike on Thursday over salary increases. Phasiwe says acts of intimidation and sabotage have resulted in interrupted power supply. To discuss the current state of affairs at Eskom we are now joined on the line by energy analyst Ted Bloom