Eishkom: SA Reacts as Eskom Suspends Loadshedding to Restart It Again

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:14 AM by Marilynn Manuel

- South African power utility unit Eskom recently suspended loadshedding that was meant to take place early on Tuesday this week

- In a statement, Eskom revealed that the load-shedding will start again on the same day but at a later time

- South Africans, as usual, were not impressed with Eskom and made this known in various tweets

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Eskom recently announced that they would be suspended loadshedding on Tuesday this week. According to Eskom, the stage two loadshedding will begin again on the very same day but at a later time frame.

Eishkom: SA Reacts as Eskom Suspends Load Shedding to Restart It Again — Mzansi isn't happy with Eskom. Image: Unsplash
Source: UGC

"Eskom suspends load shedding from 04:00 as generators return to service, however, the system remains vulnerable and stage 2 load shedding will resume at 17:00 until 22:00 tonight," they wrote in a statement.

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South Africans are far from impressed with the power company and wasted no time sharing their thoughts of anger and frustration online. Read a few of their interesting views on the temporary suspension of load shedding below:

@CityPowerlesJhb said:

"Winter is here. This is a cruel punishment. What did we do to deserve this?"

@nkumane said:

"Courtesy of Eskom. How far low can we go? Announcing load shedding is taking incompetence to the highest level. Black people cannot run their own country - everything is falling apart. One day a sewer system will stop working and poop shedding will begin."

Briefly News previously reported that 1 April is not just the day of pranks and games but also a day full of dismay for South Africans. During a time where the country is in a terrible financial position, Eskom's excessive tariff hikes have been implemented.

South Africans who receive electricity directly from the embattled power utility will be charged over 15.6% more than before. The High Court recently ruled that Eskom may raise an extra R10 billion for their revenue of the current year.