On Saturday morning, Eskom announced that Stage 5 loadshedding will be implemented from 10am because 45 units tripped in the space of seven days.
Stage 5? 5 000 megawatts of electricity are to be cut from the national grid in a staggered bid to prevent a complete grid collapse. Download the EskomSePush app to receive loadshedding notifications in your area.
The power utility apologised for the “unfortunate” news, but South Africans are over it. This week, Eskom hit its 100th day of blackouts this year, and celebrated by shutting the lights off. Stage 5 must be the afterparty.
Since dropping the news and upping the stage, the #P-word has been trending on Twitter. Following the hashtag, Tweeps are slamming not only Eskom, but the ANC and the Presidency.
“Happy I’m leaving South Africa. By the time Cyril is done with us, we’ll have nothing,” one Twitter user said.
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Meanwhile, performer, comedian and media personality Siv Ngesi said on Instagram: “My fellow South Africans, it’s time to take our country back from this scum leadership! Let’s not normalise this bullsh*t … voting out ANC in 2024 is the only way. This sinking ship needs a captain! The answer is launching shortly ….”
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Another #P-word user Tweeted: “Are we being pranked as a country?”
One thing is for sure, this is an absolute joke.
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