{"id":74640,"date":"2023-01-03T21:53:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=74640"},"modified":"2023-01-03T21:53:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:53:41","slug":"the-joys-of-load-shedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/the-joys-of-load-shedding\/","title":{"rendered":"The joys of load shedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mumtaz Moosa Saley |\u00a0mumtazs@me.com
\n02 December 2022 | 21:45 PM CAT
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Millions of South Africans have become so accustomed to load-shedding that they plan daily details like mealtimes, dental appointments, and other activities around the different and ever-changing load-shedding.<\/p>\n

Gone are the days when we reach for our phones first thing in the morning to read the news or browse social media; we now religiously wake up to check on the load-shedding schedule.<\/p>\n

But if the last few years have taught us anything is that we adapt. We also use the different stages to help us make small talk while standing in never-ending queues at the Home Affairs Office or waiting in grocery stores to pay for groceries.<\/p>\n

Who knows, maybe somewhere on the southern horizon, a family started this conversation based on load-shedding that led to the perfect samoosa run. I can be hopeful that even though the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off that there can still be a silver lining in someone’s fairy tale story.<\/p>\n

But, despite it all, we must acknowledge that the true spirit of South Africans is one of a kind; nowhere else in the world do people in malls clap when the lights come back on during that moment between load shedding and the kick-start of the generator. When everyone collectively claps or shouts Yay, any tourist would assume something monumental has happened, or maybe the country’s sporting team has won a major game of rugby, cricket, or football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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