Load reduction, Tyla, and tragedies: What angered South Africans in 2024

Tyla’s identity, Miss SA drama, and food-borne crises—five controversies that outraged South Africans in 2024.

From Tyla’s racial identity debate to devastating child deaths, here are five events that collectively angered South Africans in 2024.As 2024 comes to an end, many South Africans are reflecting on the way and their experiences, whether good or bad.

Many black and coloured South Africans stepped in online to defend the Grammy-winning singer’s right to define her own identity. To prevent transformers from overheating and catching fire, electricity is switched off during peak hours to reduce the load.Some residents also claimed that the only difference between load shedding and load reduction is that load reduction only targeted townships.Eskom has now implemented Load reduction which is just a new term for load shedding only difference is that load reduction only targets black townships while white suburbs enjoy uninterrupted power.

Some of the beneficiaries include the Rebecca Malope Foundation, Busiswa Qqulu, Dumisani Mbebe, Arthur Mafokate and his son, and Bethusile Mcinga. The controversy ultimately resulted in Adetshina withdrawing from the contest citing safety concerns.

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