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After Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter announced that South Africa could face Stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday 28 June, tweeps are now speculating about Stage 10! Images via Pixabay

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After Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter announced that South Africa could face Stage 6 load shedding on Tuesday 28 June, tweeps are now speculating about Stage 10! Images via Pixabay

On Tuesday 28 June, Eskom chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter announced that the power utility could be forced to introduce stage 6 load shedding later in the day. While South Africans are still coping with stage 4, South Africans are now speculating about stage 10 power cuts…

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ANDRE DE RUYTER ON POSSIBLE STAGE 6 LOAD SHEDDING 

After implementing stage 4 load shedding on Sunday 26 June, it seems there is no end in sight as South Africans prepare to have their lights turned off for more than two hours at a time. 

Andre de Ruyter said there is a “real risk” of stage 6 load shedding due to a significant deterioration of its resources. This means that Eskom will turn off the lights for four hours at a time, three times a day. 

Eskom is also experiencing a shortage of staff after some of its employees went on strike due to low wages. 

“Even if the strike is resolved, there will be a big backlog of maintenance, which means more risk of load shedding,” said de Ruyter. 

TWEEPS SPECULATE ABOUT STAGE 10 LOAD SHEDDING 

Although South Africans have never had to endure Stage 10 load shedding, some tweeps are still worried that it may happen soon…

“Possible stage 6 load shedding this afternoon. Why not make it stage 10 and kill us, [because] that is the intent,” wrote one tweep. 

“Oh no, what is stage 6?! Did they just invent a new stage while we were gone? This is not it,” wrote another tweep. 

“The government never fails to fail us. So what’s Stage 10. A day without electricity?”

“We shall get to stage 10 because all we do is type on social media and not stand against this failing government.”

ALSO READ: Stage 6 load shedding: Tips to cope during dark times ahead

THREE TIPS TO PREPARE

  1. Checking your schedule: Be sure to check your load shedding the evening before, to make sure you are aware of when you will be without electricity.
  2. Charge your devices: Make sure your cellphones, laptops and portable routers are fully charged before load shedding hits.
  3. Prepare food in time: If you have load shedding during the evening, it’s important to prepare your dinner ahead of time, to avoid eating late.