Eskom on Tuesday announced that it will be implementing Stage 2 load shedding throughout the day “due to a shortage of capacity”.
#PowerAlert Due to a shortage of capacity stage 2 loadshedding is to be implemented from 9 am to 11pm today. Media statement with more details to follow @CityPowerJhb @City_Ekurhuleni @CityTshwane @CityofJoburgZA @CityofCT @ewnupdates @SABCNewsOnline @IOL @eNCA @SAgovnews
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— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) October 16, 2019
Naturally, the news angered South Africans, who took to Twitter to express themselves.
I thought government gave Eskom money to sort out their problems. Now we have to suffer #Loadshedding pic.twitter.com/6qTbUy8dfO
— Theo The Ninja
(@Yung_TheoLogyZA) October 16, 2019
It’s strange whenever @Eskom_SA wants tariff hike we get subjected to #loadshedding . There are heartless people at that company.
— Richardson Mzaidume (@hlubizer) October 16, 2019
Eskom is evil like y’all stopped for the entire year not giving us #Loadshedding. In summer guys? Really? You should have done this back in January to April but no you want to ruin our December pic.twitter.com/N18K8pcBKO
— IG:ProsperQD (@prosper_qd) October 16, 2019
Again???!!! #Loadshedding for fuck sake…!!!! Can people in this country just do their fucking jobs properly, and plan ahead…… #Eskom #Satafrica pic.twitter.com/ck6ZqSlWEM
— Darth Satyr
(@DarthSatyr) October 16, 2019
#Loadshedding is back
pic.twitter.com/icGT513PIR — Malema cleo (@latimalema) October 16, 2019
Back in February, Eskom crippled the country by implementing Stage 4 power outages. This time around, however, it’s unclear if load shedding will continue into the rest of the week.
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