Limpopo Woman’s Resourceful Outdoor Oven Defies Loadshedding, Creates Delicious Scones: “My Gogo Did This”

Limpopo Woman’s Resourceful Outdoor Oven Defies Loadshedding, Creates Delicious Scones: “My Gogo Did This”

  • A determined woman from Limpopo refused to let loadshedding dim her culinary ambitions
  • With an unconventional solution, she successfully baked a batch of scones using nothing more than fire, coal, and a sheet of zinc metal
  • Netizens were amazed by the work it took to actually bake outside and praised her for being so hardworking and creative

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Limpopo woman takes it back to old school
Limpopo woman creates a makeshift oven to bake scones outside due to constant power cuts. Images: @chima_mosequa/TikTok.
Source: TikTok

When the power outage struck, threatening to interrupt her baking plans, this resourceful young woman devised a plan.

Limpopo woman uses fire pit oven during loadshedding to bake scones

TikTok user @chima_mosequa uploaded a video of how she baked scones outside due to constant bouts of loadshedding in her area. Undeterred by the absence of electricity, she transformed her outdoor space into an impromptu oven using basic materials at her disposal. With a fire pit, carefully arranged coals, and a sheet of zinc metal serving as an improvised baking surface, she embarked on a unique cooking adventure.

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Mzansi reacts to the young lady's brilliant idea

News of her unconventional outdoor oven quickly spread online. Peeps admired her resourcefulness, with many applauding her determination to overcome challenges.

People were amazed by her thinking and said:

@Gugu Yamela commented:

"Wow, God bless you even more."

@vumilemchunu988 said:

"Sebenza girl."

@Sarah commented:

"This is how we used to bake in them rural back then. I'm happy to see it still happening."

@PreMo said:

"May my husband not see this video."

@userface43 commented:

"Where there's a will, there's a way. You go, mamma."

@MaBongs said:

"Sebenza girl, nami ngifuna to order, just to support you if you're selling."

@King commented:

"You just made me miss my mom. She used to do this."

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South African woman’s gas stove bread-baking hack during loadshedding goes viral on TikTok, Mzansi impressed

In a similar story, Briefly News reported about a woman who turned loadshedding into an opportunity to share her creative bread-baking hack.

The video was posted on TikTok, captivating thousands of viewers. Loadshedding, a scheduled power outage in South Africa due to insufficient electricity supply, has become frustrating for many citizens.

The woman quickly gained traction, with viewers praising her resourcefulness and sharing their tips and tricks for surviving loadshedding.

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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