There’s nothing worse than getting home after a long day, realising it’s load shedding and that you won’t be able to cook the delicious and nutritious dinner you had planned. While it may be tempting to order some takeaways or head to the petrol station to stock up on some sugary snacks, these solutions aren’t…
Food loss and waste is nothing but a terrible drain on our already limited household resources. There are many ways that we are adapting to chronic load shedding in the country, and now protecting our food resources is becoming top of mind for consumers.
One of the great frustrations of load shedding is finding yourself throwing…
First it was Stage 2, or was that Stage 3? Now suddenly load-shedding has reached Stage 5 till 4pm, then Stage 6 from 4pm; we prepare for a four-hour blackout, but the lights stay on? As South Africans, we are mystified, confused and frustrated, no matter how well we know your numbers.
So,…
Nearly all South Africans (who are fortunate enough) now own load-shedding gadgets and appliances of various kinds – whether it is rechargeable lighting and light bulbs, gas cookers, heaters and geysers, inverters and UPS battery systems, generators, solar lighting and energy systems, and other solutions to keep the power on and lights going through the…
There’s nothing worse than getting home after a long day at work, turning on the TV and nothing happens, you’ve forgotten it’s load shedding. “Well,” says John Goosen, Senior Sales Manager for SKYWORTH South Africa, “there is something worse; your TV not turning on after load shedding because of a power surge.”
A power surge can…
With Eskom’s nearly exhausted diesel budget it means that South Africa can expect extreme load shedding into the festive season and beyond, homeowners will not only need to find alternative energy, but also minimise the damage that load shedding causes to appliances and devices. Jonathan Hurvitz, Chief Executive Officer at Teljoy gives the following five…
From 1 July, you will be paying upwards of 15% more for your electricity, as municipal tariff increases kick in. Yet energy experts have cautioned that, without urgent intervention from government and others, we will see load shedding intensify with Stages 6, 8 and even 10 a likelihood. Understandably, homeowners are considering alternative ways to…
We could be facing upwards of 100 days of load shedding for the next few months, warns Eskom. This means it's going to be a cold and dark winter unless we can find ways to survive power disruptions. In addition to reducing energy consumption during peak hours and unplugging appliances when not needed, here are…