If there's one word in the South African vocabulary that everyone can identify with, it's 'Load-shedding'. | News24Arts
The deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.On Monday, 17 October, the Pan South African Language Board proclaimed 'Load-shedding' as the 2022 South African Word of the Year.
"It should come as no surprise to many South Africans that load-shedding has been the most used word/term in South Africa as the dreaded rolling blackouts instituted by Eskom have largely defined our lived experience in 2022."Other terms that were shortlisted include Inganekwane, Gaslighting, Xenophobia and Phala-phala."The South African Word of the Year is a word, term, or expression preferred to reflect the passing year in language," PanSALB said in a press statement.
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