…as the most hated South African company. The electricity supplier shot to the top within the last week as they re-introduced load-shedding to the masses, but with a twist.
“It’s a new look at load-shedding,” An Eskom spokesperson explained. “We used to only cut power occasionally during the winter when usage was lower, to conserve power for the busier summer months. Now we are cutting power during the middle of summer, when our customers are using it most often!”
Eskom has also gained more public outcry by posting a rough schedule of load-shedding times on their website, but not sticking to it. The daily power cuts have led to important facilities such as hospitals having to fall-back onto secondary generators, while residential users struggle on without any electricity. The confusion continues to mount as no official explanation has been given, but experts remind us that Eskom was not granted permission by the government to build any new power stations. As no new stations have been built in 20 years, it’s no surprise that it was all bound to come crashing around our ears sooner or later.
The sudden increase in load-shedding has pulled the rug out from under the formerly most hated company in South Africa- Telkom. The infamous telecommunications provider is reported to have dismissed Eskom as “an upstart who is not used to upsetting the masses”.
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Yes, I’m exaggerating. Not on the extent of the load-shedding, though. Maybe we should stop selling power to Zimbabwe, especially if all of Zim’s population is living in SA now?
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