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South Africans react to Eskom pulling the plug on weekend plans

Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 12:22 PM by Reeshni Chetty

- Eskom announced the implementation of Stage two load-shedding in Mzansi from Thursday afternoon until Sunday evening

- Frustrated South Africans are using the hashtag #Loadshedding to express their feelings about the power utility

- Many are annoyed at being stuck at home due to the country being in lockdown and now having no electricity

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Eskom has announced the return of Stage two load-shedding. South Africans have expressed their unhappiness about the news and the power utility through the trending hashtag, #Loadshedding on Twitter.

Many are upset that the country is in lockdown and now they'll be stuck at home without electricity. The double-hit has angered a lot of SAns that are tagging President Cyril Ramaphosa in their tweets.

Loadshedding is expected to last until the evening of Sunday, 17 January.

Mzansi reacts to Eskom pulling plug on weekend plans — South Africans are upset about the implementation of load-shedding over the weekend.
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Briefly.co.za compiled a few of the top tweets under #Loadshedding. Read them below:

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@kendour_ said:

"#Loadshedding is a constant reminder of how incompetent and ineffective our Government is. Every 2-3 months we go through this."

@tandmpalletsde1 wrote:

"No electricity for 3 days yoooh #Loadshedding."

@mcgates24 tweeted:

"Let's look on the bright si... Oh, there's none due to #Loadshedding."

@charljacobs said:

"Twelve years later we are still dealing with load shedding. At this point, I doubt they are even trying to resolve this issue. #Loadshedding."

@Da_Vince2 wrote:

"Eishkom is another pandemic in this country. #Loadshedding."

@KhayaYozi asked:

"Are we seriously not going to have electricity from 12pm till Sunday? @Eskom_SA #Loadshedding."

@AEssack tweeted:

"We demand a #FamilyMeeting about #Loadshedding @PresidencyZA, @CyrilRamaphosa and @MYANC."

@nelsgaspar added:

"Not only are we locked down and unable to go anywhere but now we must stay home without electricity too. Just wonderful #Loadshedding."

Earlier, Briefly.co.za reported on Eskom's announcement of the implementation of load-shedding. The power utility has confirmed that Stage 2 outages will be implemented from Thursday afternoon and into the weekend: