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Cape Town - Most South Africans were caught off-guard by a sudden dose of load shedding, which was caused after a coal silo collapsed at Eskom's Majuba power station in Mpumalanga on Sunday.
READ: Eskom CEO: Collapsed silo inspected in 2013
Matriculants studying for their final exams were the most affected, but Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona said: "Eskom has also informed all key stakeholders, including the Department of Education and the national disaster management centre, to minimise the impact for matriculants and all communities."
Fin24 user Lara Williams said her son was studying for his finals when their load shedding hit from 18:30 to 22:00. "Every night my son won't be able to study or have dinner so his focus has been ruined," she said. "What happened to the new stations that were meant to be built from 2008, the reason we had to fund the loans initially?
"Are they trying to prove a point that nuclear is the way to go and coal is not stable?"
- Are you affected? Send us your stories and photos.
- Cape Town residents can see the list here.
- Phone 08600 375 66 for the load shedding schedule or see the list here.
Fin24 user Cindy Pillay wrote: "Why during exams? We are living in stressful times already!"
Health issues also rankled. Fin24 user Irene Rinkel wrote: "My mom suffers from emphysema and is dependent on oxygen, which runs electrically. She is struggling severely and it is so difficult to see her suffer this way."
READ: Eskom: Load shedding a must to avoid blackout
Fin24 user Yogini Moodley wrote: "I have a new born baby and cannot boil water to make her milk because there's no electricity."
Fin24 user Nadia Hey sent this photo:
Martie Barnard sent these photos of the silos with the cracks showing:
Fin24 user Sam Motabogi from Krugersdorp sent a photo of his home in darkness: "Power was off since 13:00. At the time of writing this email it has gone past 18:00. How long should the shedding last? Dont even have a schedule for Mogale City. Frustrated."
Fin24 user Clayton Prins from Tokai in Cape Town sent this photo: "Not quite as prepared as your reader Brian Wylie, but we have our Goal Zero Yeti 1250 solar generator ready for action for the coming week."
Fin24 user Jade Kramer said there was chaos as everyone evacuated the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town:
READ: Eskom CEO: Collapsed silo inspected in 2013
Matriculants studying for their final exams were the most affected, but Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona said: "Eskom has also informed all key stakeholders, including the Department of Education and the national disaster management centre, to minimise the impact for matriculants and all communities."
Fin24 user Lara Williams said her son was studying for his finals when their load shedding hit from 18:30 to 22:00. "Every night my son won't be able to study or have dinner so his focus has been ruined," she said. "What happened to the new stations that were meant to be built from 2008, the reason we had to fund the loans initially?
"Are they trying to prove a point that nuclear is the way to go and coal is not stable?"
- Are you affected? Send us your stories and photos.
- Cape Town residents can see the list here.
- Phone 08600 375 66 for the load shedding schedule or see the list here.
Fin24 user Cindy Pillay wrote: "Why during exams? We are living in stressful times already!"
Health issues also rankled. Fin24 user Irene Rinkel wrote: "My mom suffers from emphysema and is dependent on oxygen, which runs electrically. She is struggling severely and it is so difficult to see her suffer this way."
READ: Eskom: Load shedding a must to avoid blackout
Fin24 user Yogini Moodley wrote: "I have a new born baby and cannot boil water to make her milk because there's no electricity."
Fin24 user Nadia Hey sent this photo:
Martie Barnard sent these photos of the silos with the cracks showing:
Fin24 user Sam Motabogi from Krugersdorp sent a photo of his home in darkness: "Power was off since 13:00. At the time of writing this email it has gone past 18:00. How long should the shedding last? Dont even have a schedule for Mogale City. Frustrated."
Fin24 user Clayton Prins from Tokai in Cape Town sent this photo: "Not quite as prepared as your reader Brian Wylie, but we have our Goal Zero Yeti 1250 solar generator ready for action for the coming week."
Fin24 user Jade Kramer said there was chaos as everyone evacuated the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town:
Loadshedding selfies! Gotta keep our sense of humour! @liezelv pic.twitter.com/nzXHgCRoaS
— Tamarin Seed (@tamarinseed) November 2, 2014
