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Electricity pylons in Johannesburg's Alexandra township stand against the skyline of the city's Sandton business district in this May 25, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files (Reuters)

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African power utility Eskom [ESCJ.UL] imposed rolling electricity cuts for the seventh straight day on Saturday, cutting 2,000 megawatts (MW), of its strained grid. Africa's most advanced economy is facing its worst electricity crisis since 2008 and its citizens are subjected to frequent controlled blackouts, which Eskom implements to prevent the grid from collapsing. The utility said the cuts will come into effect from 0800 to 2200 local time.