- Eskom’s output had been affected by recent strike action.
- Although some workers are back, many are still absent affecting power production.
- Eskom and union leaders have agreed to resume wage talks.
Eskom and union leaders had agreed earlier in the week to resume wage talks on Friday at the Central Bargaining Forum. Despite the strike being unsanctioned as Eskom is an essential service, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) protested.
Union leaders are working to get members back to work at four power stations in Mpumalanga. NUM spokesperson Livhuwani Mammburu noted that while workers had returned to their posts at five power stations, there were challenges in others.