JOHANNESBURG - Government on Tuesday dismissed reports that Eskom's power grid could crash and plunge the country into darkness for over two weeks.
"The message regarding Eskom is not true and is meant to create unnecessary panic," said Donald Liphoko, acting director-general of the Department of Communications.
"Load-shedding is a controlled and planned method to ensure that the power system is protected from a total blackout," he said in a statement.
"South Africans are assured that the country's energy challenges are receiving priority at the highest level to resolve the situation."
He said government was confident that measures it was introducing would prevent a complete blackout.
It was committed to finding a long-lasting solution to address the energy situation.
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