KAROO NEWS - There’s no light at the end of the load shedding tunnel for South Africans. 

Eskom on Friday announced that stage 5 blackouts will continue until at least 05:00 on Saturday morning whereafter stage 4 will hammer consumers until Sunday morning 05:00.

Stage 3 from Sunday at 05:00. Stage 3 is expected to continue throughout the rest of next week, the utility said in a statement.

Eskom said in its statement: “We currently have 5 839MW on planned maintenance, while another 15 745MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns.”

According to the app Eskom Se Push, South Africans have enjoyed a cumulative 72 days of electricity cuts this year. Presently we are on day 266 of 2022. That equals 27%, almost a third of the entire year that the country has had to contend with load shedding.

Eskom promised to update South Africans on any significant changes to its load shedding cuts.

You will be affected as follows:

Oudtshoorn:

• Saturday 24 September: 02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
• Sunday 25 September: 08:00 - 10:30 | 16:00 - 18:30

Graaff-Reinet:

• Saturday 24 September: 01:00 - 03:30 | 09:00 - 11:30 | 17:00 - 19:30
• Sunday 25 September: 15:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 01:30

Aberdeen:

• Saturday 24 September: 07:00 - 09:30 | 15:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 00:00
• Sunday 25 September: 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 23:30

Willowmore:

• Saturday 24 September: 07:00 - 09:30 | 15:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 00:00
• Sunday 25 September: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30

Cradock

• Saturday 24 September: 07:00 - 09:30 | 15:00 - 17:30 | 23:00 - 00:00
• Sunday 25 September: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30

Nieu-Bethesda:

• Saturday 24 September: 02:00 - 04:30 | 10:00 - 12:30 | 18:00 - 20:30
• Sunday 25 September: 09:00 - 11:30 | 17:00 - 19:30

Klipplaat:

• Saturday 24 September: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 23:30
• Sunday 25 September: 03:00 - 05:30 | 11:00 - 13:30 | 19:00 - 21:00

Steytlerville:

• Saturday 24 September: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 23:30
• Sunday 25 September: 03:00 - 05:30 | 11:00 - 13:30 

Jansenville:

• Saturday 24 September: 03:00 - 05:30 | 11:00 - 13:30 | 19:00 - 21:00
• Sunday 25 September: 01:00 - 03:30 | 17:00 - 19:30

Rietbron:

• Saturday 24 September: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 | 16:00 - 18:30
• Sunday 25 September: 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 16:30 | 22:00 - 00:30

Middelburg:

• Saturday 24 September: 00:00 - 02:30 | 08:00 - 10:30 | 16:00 - 18:30
• Sunday 25 September: 14:00 - 16:30 | 22:00 - 00:30

Murraysburg:

• Saturday 24 September: 06:00 - 08:30 | 14:00 - 16:30 | 22:00 - 00:30
• Sunday 25 September:  04:00 - 06:30 | 12:00 - 14:30 

Somerset East:

• Saturday 24 September: 05:00 - 07:30 | 13:00 - 15:30 | 21:00 - 23:30
• Sunday 25 September: 03:00 - 05:30 | 11:00 - 13:30 | 19:00 - 21:00

For real-time updates please download EskomSePush

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