{"id":89856,"date":"2019-02-13T09:30:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T07:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=89856"},"modified":"2019-02-13T14:55:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T12:55:56","slug":"load-shedding-no-load-shedding-knows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/13\/load-shedding-no-load-shedding-knows\/","title":{"rendered":"Load-shedding, no load-shedding &#8211; who knows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest press release, we are to expect stage three load-shedding for today.<\/p>\n<p>From the one angle, that means a power cut from 09:00 to 11:30 but according to the STLM schedule, we won\u2019t have any load-shedding today?<br \/>\nThe proof is in the pudding, as they say.<\/p>\n<p>Small holding residents on the Stoffberg road plots have complained about a full day of no electricity.<\/p>\n<p>A resident, Brenda van Wyk tells of how they were plunged into darkness yesterday from 08:00 in the morning to 16:00 in the afternoon.<br \/>\nAt 19:00 yesterday evening, their supply was cut again.<\/p>\n<p>Eskom and Steve Tshwete Local Municipality have forewarned on multiple occassions that the roster may change at any given moment.<br \/>\nThat is no lie.<\/p>\n<p>For now, we\u2019ll just have to feel our way through the dark.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022Electricity went off according to the Eskom schedule at 9:00.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88163\/traffic-officers-appear-court-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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