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Everyone Pretends Not To Be Affected By Load Shedding

Pieter van der Merwe · ·South-Africa
This is satire. Characters and scenarios are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, statements, or events is used for commentary and entertainment purposes.

NATIONWIDE — In the 2026 Annual Coping Index, South Africans across all nine provinces reported being ‘used to it by now’ regarding the ongoing power crisis, while simultaneously exhibiting measurable increases in generator purchases, inverter installations, and relocation inquiries.

The situation continues to develop.

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