In a clash that saw the home side concede numerous penalties, the final score was 30 - 15 to the Boks.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said there needs to be economic reform, but has cited better economic growth for this year with the country recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was addressing the media for a second consecutive day on Wednesday to keep the nation up to date on the power situation.

Earlier this week, the utility confirmed that a major incident occurred in Zambia affecting the entire Southern African network as power is imported from Cahora Bassa.

Speaking at a virtual media briefing a on Tuesday afternoon, Eskom CEO André Ruyter said a number of units had now come online.

Supply to certain areas in Johannesburg looks set to be disrupted from next Monday as Rand Water works on a pipe that supplies their Vereeniging water purification plant.

The utility has cited ongoing generating capacity shortages.

The Boks suffered an early blow with Damian Willemse leaving the field to be assessed for a head injury.

The utility implemented stage four load shedding on Friday afternoon, citing breakdowns at various power stations.

'By performing this important civic duty you have contributed to strengthening and consolidating democracy. I want to congratulate all South Africans for holding an election that was peaceful, free and fair. The people have spoken,' the president said.

The electoral commission announced on Thursday evening that it it wass satisfied that the conditions for free and fair elections were met and that the results of 212 councils are declared as final results.

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said that they are celebrating the fact that the African National Congress (ANC) had fallen below 50% support, saying that those abusing power were finally being brought to account.

Party leader John Steenhuisen said the party was looking to make solid coalitions that would not fall apart before the next election.

A number of countries will now help South Africa move from coal to other energy sources.

Businesses say the impact of poor service delivery meant that even under the more relaxed restrictions of the level 1 lockdown, they battled to recover from COVID-19.

Minerals and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said government had made big strides in bringing more power producers on line.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said he expected more power to be restored, starting on Wednesday night.

The Cricket South Africa board said that its instruction for the Proteas to take a knee at the T20 World Cup was only aimed at achieving a unified approach against racism by the team.