South Africa: Dark Days Are Here Again - As Eskom Buckles, Anger Rises and Conspiracy Theories Abound

As Eskom cut electricity nationally for hours at a time on Monday, South Africa was reminded that the negative effects of load shedding go far beyond mere inconvenience: chaotic traffic, failing cellphone networks, a dented rand, rotten food, and drastically reduced productivity. In the sudden escalation of stage 2 load shedding to stage 4, meanwhile, many smelled something fishy.

The first notification came on Saturday, 9 February.

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