Cape Town – Power utility Eskom announced today (Thursday) it would be implementing Stage 4 load shedding from 4pm.

Power utility Eskom will implement stage 3 load shedding on Wednesday until further notice.

South Africa’s debt-ridden state power utility posted a fifth straight loss and warned the gap may widen, while its auditor said that it may not be able to continue as a going concern.

It’s apparent that climate change is irreversible at this point, but there are some things we can do to slow its effects. One of them is honoring a more sustainable lifestyle, particularly one that requires less grid-based power, often generated by fossil fuels.