Timon Lamptey: I also don't think the country will get that far, as we approach the elections they will use load-shedding as a campaign tool. We might have a different government before that even happens.
.Eskom recently shot down national blackout rumours that made rounds on social media, Fourways Review asked young community members their thoughts on the current state of electricity heading to winter.
Question: How do you feel about Eskom saying there won’t be a national blackout?
Aidan Perez: The power issues in this country just keep getting worse. I feel like if they mention it, it is coming.Aidan Greene: It’s a way of keeping us calm, everything they say contradicts reality. There is no difference between a national blackout and what is happening now.Maja Kria: It doesn’t matter, it feels like a collapse already. It is just impossible to do anything with this load-shedding. Maybe if the national grid collapses they will be more serious about it.
