The term load-shedding beat the first runner-up, Phala Phala, with more than 40,000 clip counts and mentions across a broad range of media
It has been a record-breaking year for the rolling power cuts implemented by state-owned power company Eskom to manage insufficient power supply from its ailing fleet of coal-fired power stations.
As an indication of just how pervasive these organised blackouts have become, “load-shedding” has been chosen, among other strong contenders such as xenophobia, Phala Phala, gaslighting and inganekwane , as the SA Word of the Year...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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