{"id":82151,"date":"2018-06-15T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/82151\/load-shedding-eminent\/"},"modified":"2018-06-15T11:17:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T09:17:23","slug":"load-shedding-eminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/06\/15\/load-shedding-eminent\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Manager warns: \u2018Load shedding eminent\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Steve Tshwete Municipality\u2019s Municipal Manager, Bheki Khenisa, issued a message to residents warning that load shedding is eminent.<\/p>\n<p>Eskom implemented stage 1 load shedding last night from 18:00 to 20:00.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/POWER_ALERT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POWER_ALERT<\/a> 2: Date: 14 June 2018: Load shedding has commenced <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yE0VPeOf4f\">https:\/\/t.co\/yE0VPeOf4f<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IOL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IOL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eNCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eNCA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnupdates?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ewnupdates<\/a> @SABCNewsOnline <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CityPowerJhb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityPowerJhb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eThekwiniM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eThekwiniM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/City_Ekurhuleni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@City_Ekurhuleni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CityofCT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityofCT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CityofTshwane?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityofTshwane<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Eskom_SA\/status\/1007294819750825986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The power utility announced later on Thursday night that electricity has been restored.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Electricity has been restored in all areas.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Eskom_SA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eskom_SA<\/a> would like to thank you for helping us keeping the power system stable.   <\/p>\n<p>Please continue to use electricity sparingly and  to switch off non-essential appliances.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Eskom_SA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eskom_SA<\/a>  apologises for any inconvenience caused.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Eskom_SA\/status\/1007328139876405248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eskom has requested for electricity to be used sparingly, and switch off\u00a0 all non essential items, like swimming pool pumps.<\/p>\n<p>The load shedding schedule can be seen <a href=\"http:\/\/loadshedding.eskom.co.za\/LoadShedding\/Index\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Workers have embarked on an industrial protest after Eskom announced that workers will not receive an annual raise this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/lnn\/419525\/eskom-workers-strike-plunge-sa-into-darkness\" target=\"_blank\">Eskom, workers\u2019 strike plunge SA into darkness<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Power stations have been blocked off by protesters, preventing trucks from delivering coal and other workers from going to work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/82052\/members-num-picketing-komati-power-station\/\" target=\"_blank\">Members of NUM picketing outside Komati Power Station<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reports of intimidation and attempts of sabotage have also been seen. Substations have been set alight and a note, <a href=\"https:\/\/citizen.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/1953639\/eskom-says-labour-strife-puts-power-stations-at-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\">warning workers to stay away from work<\/a> or face the consequences, made national headlines.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81992\/sangoma-murder-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sangoma on murder charge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/82037\/kake-van-lewe-brandweer-gesteel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kake van lewe by brandweer gesteel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/82040\/hilikopterritte-by-buiteleweskou\/\" target=\"_blank\">Helikopterritte by Buiteleweskou<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/81958\/major-general-among-n4-road-casualties-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Major General among N4 road casualties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Like us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mobserver\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Have a news tip?<\/h3>\n<p>Contact our news room on our 24 hr standby number\u00a0072 248 3855, or send a mail to our editor\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tobie@mobserver.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Subscribe to our newsletter<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to a bi-weekly newsletter of local, national and international news<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power system remains under severe pressure because of ongoing protest action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":82056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Jana Boshoff","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[11899,8998,1369,6080,11900,2627,21966,2972],"class_list":["post-82151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-beurtkrag","tag-bheki-khenisa","tag-eskom","tag-load-shedding","tag-load-shedding-schedule","tag-loadshedding","tag-middelburg","tag-steve-tshwete"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["beurtkrag","Bheki Khenisa","eskom","load shedding","load shedding schedule","loadshedding","middelburg","Steve Tshwete"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}