What are you going to do about it,” Eskom cried. “Make your own damn power?!” “Yes,” the country replied. “We’ll…
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How do you Eskom-Proof your home? It’s been a minute, eh? The Special Load Shedding Edition of Stuff Magazine went…
As we batten down the hatches and empty every grocery store in sight (but politely — we’re not panic-buying at all, promise), it’s also time to look at ways to occupy your time at home. There’s no traffic, you’re going to find yourself running out of work (assuming you’re working), or perhaps getting a little cabin-fevery. Here are a few ways to keep yourself busy.
Because in this strange, obviously absurdist timeline wherein we find ourselves living it can only be logical to assume that…
Let’s face it, while Batman might be most at home the shadows, dispatching thugs and goons in the darkest hours…
If you haven’t yet, it is about time to start researching alternative energy solutions for your house. The future of…
“You can take our lights. You can take all our frozen food, but don’t you dare take our WiFi from…
Your struggle for power doesn’t have to be a massive struggle. We’re all rocking electric devices and those devices make life easier when it comes to power outages. The trick is keeping those devices topped up when Eskom’s out — three hours of gaming on a Nintendo Switch will ding the battery pretty hard. There is an obvious answer, though: batteries.
Vodacom has resorted to using diesel generators to prop up some older cellular towers, which are battling with Eskom’s constant outages. We asked the company what plans it hard to mitigate issues the country’s power provider is causing for the network.