2018 Year in Review: SA plunges into darkness, again thanks to #loadshedding

In the latest bout, Eskom said the power cuts were due to the unplanned breakdowns at some plants.

In an effort to reduce demand on the national grid, the parastatal had to implement rotational blackouts.

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And as is always expected, Eskom had to put out fires, including social media rumours that the country would be left without electricity.

Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan told reporters in Pretoria earlier this month that teams are working hard to ensure the country does not remain in the dark over the Christmas period.

Gordhan also said they are working to ensure a more stable electricity supply come January when businesses re-open in 2019.

Eskom now says the is unlikely to be any loadshedding until mid Janaury.

But, if there is loadshedding over the festive season, you can access your area's schedule here.