Load shedding is here in full force, which means it’s time to take a look at some tech-savvy devices that’ll keep you connected when the lights go out.
Load shedding is alive and well again, and we are on stage four for the rest of the day. Even stage two has dire consequences for the economy.
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.
“Kaput”, “game over”, and an “energy skunk on quicksand” – if you think you know just how bad the Eskom mess is, think again.
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.
Eskom warning. NPA’s Gupta blunder. Trump’s Space Force. Superbalist and Spree merge. Brexit costs. Bell Pottinger takedown. CT dam level update. Newlands’ last ever test? Saudi World Cup plane catches fire. Controversial rapper killed. MTV Awards winners.
Brace yourself – the cash-strapped utility is implementing load shedding around the country, with today’s efforts kicking off at 11:30 this morning.
Load shedding. Shamba the new Cecil. Trump for Nobel Prize? Snapchat plunges. WhatsApp group calls. Starbucks settlement. New Ozzie cricket coach. NFL Cheerleaders ‘pimped out’. Beckham’s bday surprise.
Remember when you had to keep a constant eye on just when your home would be plunged into darkness? Ah, those were the days.
Lights out at Cape Town Airport. Baggage being offloaded manually. @ewnreporter pic.twitter.com/Oth7FUuHL8
— Wesley Petersen (@WesleyPetersen) October 27, 2015
If you’re welcoming an international visitor to Cape Town today you might have a rather awkward conversation starter on your hands.
A week of electricity deserves nothing more than a national headline as Eskom attempts to encourage positivity with its epically failed brand.
The idea of sitting around a campfire is a winner, sure, but sometimes you want luxuries like light that won’t scold your face and a fully charged cellphone. You can have both pretty easily.
Let’s all give Eskom the collective middle finger. There, wasn’t that rather soothing? Now let’s stop being at their mercy and take matters into our own hands with this beaut.
We know that Eskom are pretty much the laughing stock of the country but it looks they have competition when it comes to their ineptitude. It could be worse.
We’re all fed-up with load shedding. But for an increasing number of South Africans, it’s one of many motivations to leave home and never come back.
There’s Saturday morning demons after drinking too much with workmates and over-sharing, we all know those right? But what about the post-work traffic demons creeping into our lives?
Here’s something you might ironically call light at the end of the tunnel – ABSA have come out and said they will still pay out on their insurance policies if you are burgled during load shedding.
I have no doubt you have heard this story trotted out before in the past few months, but this time it might actually have some teeth. Are we on the brink of disaster?
As if missing the eight o’ clock movie wasn’t bad enough, now someone has gone and nicked all the wheels off the car. Yes it’s the new crime wave spreading through Cape Town.
So what does a birds-eye view of Eskom in action over the city of Cape Town look like then? Here’s your answer.
I was load shedded so many times last week that I have finally put away my electric kettle and now I only use my Le Creuset one on the stove. Sigh.
No one enjoys being plunged into darkness when someone decides to turn off our lights for us. Here’s the only survival kit you will ever need.
This is the best way to start your week: a bit of hysterical laughter. This guy clearly cannot handle it right now (whatever it is – I don’t know if they get load shedding in Latin America).
Eskom are set to dig deep in an internal investigation into problems at the company. Four board members have been sent to the naughty corner, including CEO Tshediso Matona.
Those guys over at Eskom are such jokers. As if we’re not having to deal enough with greater Cape Town burning down, we now have to actually do it in the dark.
With Eskom not dealing too well with this thing called ‘electricity’, many offices are plunged into darkness during loadshedding. We’re not, because we are clever.
It looks like the bad guys are making use of load shedding timetables to target homes who don’t bother to set their alarms, or who might not have a backup battery for the alarm.
A woman in Durban found herself on the receiving end of someone at Home Affairs having a particularly bad day. Luckily she managed to film the flip-out on her phone.
Eskom has some important info for all us power users about the upcoming load shedding schedule. We have the lowdown here.
Use this nifty trick to sidestep those pesky pizza-eating politics and stuff your face without anyone catching on.