Readers across the country responded to Daily Maverick’s survey on how they were surviving Stage 6 rolling blackouts when it hit on 18 September, with 32.4% of respondents indicating they had moved either partially or completely off the Eskom grid. The ...
“Hardly surviving… Can’t afford to exit the Eskom grid. Had to retire early due to Covid complications. New small business is suffering in a massive way due to continuous load shedding,” said one reader.
“Eskom has made me depressed because I am helpless and at their mercy and I can’t even sue them. They’re playing with my income and I’m paying the price for their mess up,” said another respondent.students said they were disheartenedSeveral readers were considering leaving the country due to concerns over the collapsing power grid, while some had already left.
“As one of the few male autism therapists in the country, it is a hard decision whether to stay in SA or… to leave. This is my home and I want to stay and make a difference here, but it gets harder and harder to stay.” Between the woes over rolling blackouts, there were pockets of optimism. Many who had adjusted to the situation were moving on with life.When the power goes out, South Africans’ resourcefulness and collective resilience lights up the dark. More than a decade of blackouts has brought a number of energy solutions that minimise the blow.
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