‘n boer maak ‘n plan, or ‘a farmer makes a plan’, is a common saying here in South Africa. Loadshedding is getting worse and the predictions for this winter are hectic. So, we made a plan and here are some suggestions for surviving during the blackouts.

The last few weeks have been very hot with a 100% chance of greater than Stage 4 loadshedding. To say South Africans are gatvol heading into the holiday season is an understatement.

The darkness of winter is fading, but the darkness of loadshedding is not. Spring has come to South Africa and that means warm weather, white wine, and coming out of our hibernation.

It’s been one year since I moved to South Africa. So much has changed I sometimes don’t recognize myself.