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The increase of rolling blackouts to stage 6 at the weekend has left many citizens frustrated as they begin the week. Loadshedding

[File Image] A shopkeeper waits for customers in his candlelit fast food store during power blackout in Cape Town[File Image] A shopkeeper waits for customers in his candlelit fast food store during power blackout in Cape Townat the weekend has left many citizens frustrated as they begin the week.

“At the end of the day, we are forced to go to the office which changes the whole hybrid style of working. I am working for an international company. We had just the same situation just a few hours ago. We had a meeting and a person who was supposed to share the presentation had load shedding. She was not able to access emails right immediately, so we had to cancel the meeting,” explains Mabaso.

It now will have to deal with repairs costs due to theft and vandalism of its electricity infrastructure. Some small businesses are forced to make use of alternatives such as generators or to close shop when there’s no electricity.Those without generators, may be forced to close shop and wait for the power to be restored two to four hours later.He says he had to buy a generator and he’s spending a lot on fuel.

 

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This is beyond frustrating...living life without power is a huge nightmare .

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