Some implausible remedies have been proposed in response to South Africa’s persistent energy issue.
Many people have started using plastic bottles to light their homes because they can go up to 10 hours a day without power.
A plastic bottle, water, bleach, and a corrugated roof are all that are required.
“So right now we all know that we are experiencing extreme load shedding and all the rest of it, it’s a dismal situation, it’s a dark situation. What we got here is Amandla Elanga which is a bottle globe to solve it for the poorest of the poor and every single person that’s got a corrugated roof, can have a natural sunlight in there, equivalent to a 55watt bulb” (…)”Its natural light coming through, prevents the kids from burning in terms of paraffin and candles and all the fires that happen in informal settlements”, explained Daryl Hardy, Joy 4 Africa globe installer.
These installations are designed to give sustainable lighting to people with limited or no access to electricity while also reducing the risk of fires from candles and paraffin use.
“Honestly we are struggling, most of the people are not working, so we are using paraffin, batteries and solar, and candles, so it is very much disturbing for us”, said L&J Resident, Confidence Tsakane.
The worst outage level ever recorded, “Stage 6,” would be implemented constantly until further notice, according to a statement made last Sunday by Eskom, the state-owned power utility in South Africa.
