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load shed
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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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South Africa’s Food Security Could Be On The Rocks Soon
19 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
An executive director at Agri SA said that load shedding is having a regrettable impact on the agricultural industry in the country.
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The Plan For How Nersa’s Electricity Tariff Increase Will Work In Cape Town
16 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is madness that we will have to pay an increased tariff rate for just a few hours of electricity usage, a problem that the city of Cape Town is trying to budget for accordingly.
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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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Video Showing How They Switch On Load Shedding Gets 3,5+ Million Views
12 Dec 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A TikTok user working at a power station in Rustenburg, North West has graciously told the country that he is responsible for switching off electricity in the area.
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‘Unprecedented Economic Crisis If SA Goes Beyond Stage Six’ – Mayor
09 Dec 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The particularly worrying thing about this latest bout of load shedding is that stage six may just be an appetiser for what’s to come.
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Thursday Morning Spice
24 Nov 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Eskom’s 15 days of relief. Anti-vax trolling after film released. SPCA pit bull crisis. World’s oldest cat. Leo almost botched ‘Titanic’. Kim K slammed.
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EskomSePush Drops Ridiculous Load Shedding Stat
23 Nov 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we ready ourselves for what has been dubbed “extreme load shedding” in the coming weeks, the stats paint a very grim picture.
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Are You Ready For “Extreme Load Shedding”?
21 Nov 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The latest bombshell is that Eskom admitted it has run out of cash to buy diesel, meaning things are about to get a whole lot worse.
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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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“Financially And Operationally Unsalvageable”: Eskom Woes Laid Bare In New Documents
13 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After load shedding was suspended over the weekend, interrupting our longest continuous run in history, it’s back to business as usual.
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Here’s Madam & Eve With Some Fresh ‘Eskomedy’
07 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tomorrow marks a full month of uninterrupted load shedding. You’re welcome to celebrate by lighting a candle – it’s what Eskom would want.
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Conflicting Reports On ‘Bugging Device’ Found In Eskom CEO’s Car
07 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The device found under the driver’s seat of Eskom CEO André de Ruyter is either a sophisticated bugging tool or something as routine as a panic button.
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How Insiders Describe The Mess At Eskom
05 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Inside sources, including current and former executives, say the power utility isn’t letting us in on how deep the dysfunction actually runs.
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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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Cape Town Has A New Plan To Curb Load Shedding
04 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The City of Cape Town is considering a system which rewards residents and businesses for volunteering to have their power turned off during peak consumption times..
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Latest Eskom Drama: ‘Mafia’ Claims And Bugging Device In De Ruyter’s Car
03 Oct 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s never a dull moment with Eskom. If you exclude the five to 12 hours a day you’re likely without power, of course.
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Eskom Just Set A New And Unwanted Record
29 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re all tired of talking about load shedding and Eskom and stages and Koeberg and generators and so on and so forth. This statistic is worth a closer look, though.
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Thursday Morning Spice
29 Sep 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Stage 15 load shedding? Expropriation Bill approved. Biden’s dead congresswoman gaffe. Prince George’s classmates beware. Adam Levine meme machine.
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Zapiro Is Officially Gatvol With Load Shedding
27 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Zapiro has had plenty of practice when it comes to mocking Eskom and our government. This time around, he’s looking at Gwede Mantashe, our Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy.
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Latest Load Shedding Schedule For This Week
26 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Welcome to another week of keeping one eye on the load shedding schedule so you’re not caught unaware.
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Some Semi-Positive Load Shedding News
23 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As we prepare to head into the weekend with one eye on the load shedding schedule, there’s a faint glimmer of good news.
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Should Your Landlord Buy You A Generator?
23 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s been an uptick in tenants requesting that generators or inverters be installed in rental properties, at the landlord’s cost.
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Burglars Are Loving Stages Five And Six Of Load Shedding
22 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Unfortunately, a lot of what keeps us safe these days depends on electricity, like alarm systems, security cameras, motorised gates, and electric fencing.
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What A ‘Total Blackout’ Would Mean For SA
20 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If the national power grid collapses, the country would be plunged into a total blackout. It’s a scenario that is genuinely frightening to think about.
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Load Shedding This Week – What To Expect And What Went Wrong [Video]
19 Sep 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Welcome to another week of wondering when you will and will not have power. Proudly brought to you by the ANC, with assistance from the millions of South Africans who continue to vote them into power.
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Ramaphosa’s Energy Plan Has One Glaring Problem
03 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been 11 days since load shedding but the alarm rang yesterday as Eskom warned that stage two could be implemented over the next few days.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
26 Jul 2022 by Kiernan / No Comments
Cyril’s 10-point power plan. Potent weed ‘creating addicts’. Elon shares photo with Sergey Brin. Schumacher Ferrari on auction. Kardashians moan about Insta.
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