Loadshedding
Eskom announces stage 2 loadshedding, South Africans furious
State-owned entity Eskom implemented Stage 2 loadshedding from 13 May 2025 to 15 May 2025 because of unplanned breakdowns. South Africans made jokes.
"This piece of genious": Man crack up Mzansi with hilarious tips to Europe for surviving power-cuts
An Indian man with an alter ego called oom Piet had South Africans laughing after teasing Europe with hilarious power cut tips, promising them water shortage too.
Minister Ramokgopa forecasts a winter without loadshedding
Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa predicts a loadshedding-free winter, as power plants are expected to perform at full capacity, as happened last year.
Eskom announces sudden Stage 2 loadshedding, SA believes it's because the VAT hike was scrapped
Eskom has implemented Stage 2 loadshedding on short notice, but many said they expected it after the VAT increase was scrapped by the Finance Minister.
Eskom implements Stage 2 loadshedding, SA annoyed as power utility blames loss of generation units
Eskom has implemented Stage 2 loadshedding on short notice due to the loss of generation units, leaving South Africans annoyed with the power utility.
"So smart": Woman shows off how she irons child's uniform during load shedding, SA is impressed
A South African woman showed off how she irons her child's school uniform during load shedding. The TikTok video went viral online, leaving many people impressed.
"Now you're safe": Snake catcher finds Cape cobra in elderly couple's home during loadshedding
Western Cape-based snake handler Eduanne Niemand shared a video catching a long venomous Cape cobra during loadshedding in an elderly couple's house.
"Eskom did us dirty": Woman channels Kendrick Lamar in hilarious load-shedding video, SA entertained
A lady shared a humorous video of herself in two characters, one as an Eskom employee about to activate load-shedding and as a person questioning the act.
MK Party's Mzwanele Manyi shares photo of fake Elon Musk tweet, faces backlash from South Africans
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s Chief Whip Mzwanele Manyi is being mocked online after sharing a photo of a fake tweet about loadshedding claiming to be from Elon Musk.
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