Overview
- Gauteng’s schedule runs 1–7 December with cuts during peak windows from 5am to 9am and 5pm to 10pm, totaling about five to six hours a day for affected areas.
- Cape Town’s schedule runs 2–8 December with two-hour outages by block, typically 5am to 7am for Block A and 5pm to 7pm for Block B.
- Eskom states that national load shedding remains suspended, yet localized load reduction continues where infrastructure faces acute strain.
- Listed Gauteng areas include Ivory Park, Rabie Ridge, Protea Glen, Meadowlands, Riverside, Diepsloot, Sharpville and Daveyton, with additional communities on morning or evening rotations.
- Cape Town areas include Philippi East, Crossroads, Klipfontein, Mfuleni, Eersterivier, Highgate, parts of Airport Industrial, Khaya and Mandela Park, with some listed in both blocks facing twice-daily cuts.