A PR spokesman for South African utility company Eskom has complained on Twitter that journalists don't understand their briefs, are unable to spell his company's name and ask too many weird, irrelevant questions.

The cash-strapped company hit the headlines after it reported a 2.3bn rand ($175m; £133m) loss for the financial year which ended in March.

South Africa's ruling ANC party has called for more private investment in the state-owned company.

It is also considering splitting up Eskom's operations into three parts, "a company doing production, another doing transmission and then distribution", according to ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile.