Hybrid warfare is on the rise globally. Might South Africa’s Eskom be its latest victim?
Both incidents were investigated as possible attempts at sabotage. Shortly afterwards the chief executive officer of Eskom André de Ruyter issued a statement saying that there was evidence of sabotage at the Lethabo plant.
In our view these two incidents can be classified as hybrid threats — or more aptly, hybrid attacks. They highlight the continued hybrid threat to the South African power grid.