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loadshedding
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Western Cape Users Warned To Update Their Pre-Paid Electricity Meters To Avoid “Load-Shedding On Steroids”
08 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Failure to complete the reset will leave residents unable to buy electricity and municipalities unable to generate revenue from the sale of prepaid electricity or water.
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ANC MP’s “Load Shedding Isn’t The End Of The World’ Comment Is Being Ripped Apart
15 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This brazen and ‘illuminating’ remark was made in Afrikaans during the debate last Tuesday to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State Of The Nation Address (SONA).
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South Africans Are Klapping Back At Load Shedding With Solar
28 Jul 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Even if you don’t have the Randelas to fork out for solar, those South Africans who can harness the sun to keep the lights on deserve a pat on the back for refusing to let Eskom control their power schedule.
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Joburg Parents Want To Sue City Power After Their Daughter Died In Load Shedding Tragedy
03 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The struggle with load shedding has been real, but perhaps not as terrible as it has been for Neyamiah Eaton’s parents who are still trying to come to terms with the tragic death of their three-year-old daughter.
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Tropika ‘Smooth Rider’ Advert Pokes Fun At Our Crazy Country [Video]
22 May 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Potholes, lowriders, load shedding, and giving a spiedkop a ‘cooldrink’ all get squeezed into this funny advert.
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At Least There Is One ‘Good’ Thing To Come From SA’s Intensifying Power Crisis
16 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
We’re searching for the light wherever we can.
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Alarmingly, Only Four Hospitals In The Western Cape Don’t Get Load Shedding
27 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is rather alarming to note that only four Western Cape hospitals have been exempted from load shedding.
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Are You Ready For Stage 7 Load Shedding?
13 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
As we get deeper into 2023, we’ll be wading in ever-darker waters with stage 7 load shedding – “or higher”- forecast for the middle of the year.
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Bad News For Those Using Generators During Load Shedding
09 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Mitigating the effects of load shedding aside, a new problem has arisen; the grating noise that someone’s generator produces.
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Drum Roll: You’ll Never Guess SA’s Word Of The Year
19 Oct 2022 by Jacqui / No Comments
There are some words that happen to capture the attention of a nation and depending on their popularity, the world.
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Stage Four Load Shedding Is Back
18 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Things changed in the early hours of this morning (October 18) following more breakdowns at Eskom’s power stations.
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Monday Morning Spice
17 Oct 2022 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
SA 1 week from food / energy crisis. Missing girl found in suitcase with clue. Elon ‘f*cks off’ after being told to. Kamikaze drones are a thing now.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
05 Oct 2022 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
JHB water shortage adds to load shedding woes. Vaping laws in crosshairs. Kim’s son flips off fan. Apple bans Naspers app.
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Friday Morning Spice
23 Sep 2022 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Stage 5, baby. Depp’s lawyer romance is on. William and Kate heading to US. Harry Styles shouldn’t act. Kate Beckinsale bikini vibes.
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Cyril Explains The Plan For Eskom / Load Shedding
10 Jun 2022 by Paula / No Comments
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa is on the precipice of instituting significant changes in the country’s flagging electricity sector
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Monday Morning Spice
08 Nov 2021 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Load shedding all week. Heroin nostalgia. US reopens to travel. Naked Drakensberg hike. Sopranos end finally explained.
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Wondering How Long Load Shedding Will Go On For? Read This
07 Dec 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we enter another day of stage two load shedding, it’s worth taking a look forward to see how long we might be in this mess.
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Eskom 2008 Versus Eskom 2018 – How The Wheels Came Off [Infographic]
06 Dec 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
“Kaput”, “game over”, and an “energy skunk on quicksand” – if you think you know just how bad the Eskom mess is, think again.
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You Need To Get These Load Shedding Apps
03 Dec 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Load shedding is back, and that means it’s time to start working out exactly when you’re going to be plunged into darkness. There’s an app for that.
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The Beauty Of Eskom In Action [Video]
29 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
So what does a birds-eye view of Eskom in action over the city of Cape Town look like then? Here’s your answer.
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This Announcement From Eskom Is Hysterical [Audio]
30 Jan 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Eskom has some important info for all us power users about the upcoming load shedding schedule. We have the lowdown here.
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