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I am not sure how Eskom calculates where they will be load shedding but it seems that Woodmead is currently getting the brunt of the cuts. We had 2.5 hours on Thursday and guess what… as I write this – on my laptop battery [Monday 14th Jan] -we are sitting in darkness again. The power went off at 8 and when I called Eskom they said they were not load shedding. I called again [5 minutes later] and spoke to someone else and they told me they were?! They have no idea what they are doing that is for sure, which is a little disconcerting actually…

I am not sure how other small businesses are finding this whole story but I must say it is killing us, computers and the web are our business. We now have to invest in a UPS to give us additional life over the period but the reality is, I can seem some business’s crashing… nice way for government to support SMME business. The fact that ‘bad planning’ is the excuse for this nightmare is in my view not the only problem, one of the primary reasons I am sure is related to greed…. I can just see the Eskom big wigs [and government officials] sitting around the boardroom table 13 years ago flicking their hands [and noses] up in jest with a Marie Annoitnette ‘Let them eat cake’… approach.

Now once again the SA consumer is left in the dark, fitting the bill for the billion rand + upgrade, waiting for this bunch of goons to get their act together and do we hear of any recourse being taken against the company? No of course not.. not whilst they are sufficiently lining governmental pockets!

I sometimes just wish that government would have delivery to its people as top priority instead of such intense focus on what ‘financial deals’ they can strike…. Actions speak louder than words, and I am tired of all the hot air…start delivering.

UPDATE: Power out again from 2.30-4.30pm then again from 6 till 8pm. So altogether – nearly 5 hours lost of work time…. unbelievable.

Posted by: Candice