Johannesburg Woman's Loadshedding and Water Interruption Woes Speaks to South Africans, Peeps Weigh In

Johannesburg Woman's Loadshedding and Water Interruption Woes Speaks to South Africans, Peeps Weigh In

  • Social media influencer shows what living in South Africa is like these days
  • Selina Naidoo filmed her frustration with how inconvenient some mornings can be, especially with no water and lights
  • South Africans throughout the country all related to her challenges and said the conditions seemed to be getting worse

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Social media influencer shares day in the life of a South African
Social media influencer shows how life is in South Africa. Images:@SelinaNaidoo/Instagram
Source: Instagram

Social media influencer Selina Naidoo is trending on TikTok for a post about a day in the life of a South African. Naidoo uploaded a video that has gained close to 28 000 views and over 3 000 likes in less than a day.

SA experiences bouts of loadshedding and water disruptions

The country has been experiencing severe loadshedding and water interruptions because of ageing infrastructure and loss in generation capacity.

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The young hun showed her apartment had no lights or water.

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Naidoo said:

"Love this for us."

Mzansi weighs in on loadshedding and water interruptions

People across the country shared their experiences in South Africa our land. While some just laughed at the video, others said citizens pay taxes to fund government officials' lives.

Here are some of the comments:

@Nol said:

"We are so blessed. Our tax money is going places, just not to our places."

phuti_thabzz commented:

"I'm crying on your behalf. I hate it when this happens."

@daardie, you said:

"Ahhhhh, living the life."

Stacy October commented:

"Must be Fourways."

KP said:

"Used to complain about having to go to work with wet hair because of loadshedding - now I’m just grateful I have water to wash it."

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TikTok video shows an Eskom employee switching off electricity, his amusement hurts Mzansi

In similar stories, Briefly News reported about a man in charge of switching substations.

A video has gone viral on Mzansi social media showing the man who switches off the power for loadshedding.

The alleged Eskom employee looks like he is enjoying his job, which hurt SA TikTok users even more. The video gathered over 1.3 million views, and many South Africans managed to laugh through the pain.

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Trisha Pillay (Weekend current affairs editor) Trisha Pillay is a Current Affairs writer at Briefly News. She has a degree in Journalism from the University of Johannesburg and an Honours degree in International Politics from UNISA. She joined ENCA straight out of varsity and completed an internship at the channel. Pillay later went on to cover politics, crime, entertainment, and current affairs at the Citizen Newspaper. She joined Newzroom Afrika in 2019 and became a senior bulletin editor for shows focused on politics and current affairs on the channel. She joined Briefly News in 2023. You can contact her at trisha.pillay@briefly.co.za