RICARDO NGCOZA: We are so used to having electricity that when it goes off it disables us. All my appliances at home depend on electricity. It also affects production and forces shops to close their doors.
The Rosebank Killarney Gazette asked community members about how load shedding affected them. This is what they had to say …
JUSTHUN BRITS: Traffic is congested and that causes havoc on the roads. I don’t mind it at home but I don’t like sitting in traffic for two and a half hours.TSHILIDZI TSHINABA: It’s expensive because if I get home and there’s load shedding I can’t prepare my own food and have to buy meals. My safety is also compromised.
WYNAND TALJAARD: Traffic is a huge problem and your meat gets rotten. It also increases your work load. Fortunately, I have a gas stove at home so it doesn’t affect me there.LINDA DANIELS: It impacts my time. I can get stuck in traffic and it steals my family time and work time. it affects the productivity of business owners who cannot deliver on time.
