Stage 10 loadshedding: Eskom takes your Sunlight soap. Here are the funniest reactions to the power crisis

James de Villiers , Business Insider SA

Mar 20, 2019, 09:26 AM

South Africans living in the dark turned to social media this week to share their survival tips, as well as their nightmare visions of intensified stages of loadshedding.

South Africa has entered its seventh consecutive day of stage 4 loadshedding on Wednesday, with up to 20% of the country left without electricity at a time.

Eskom confirmed on Tuesday that loadshedding stages 5 to 8 are on the cards as a “contingency measure” to avoid a national blackout.

What additional load shedding stages will look like

Stage 10 loadshedding is when Eskom comes in and even takes your Sunlight soap.
— Lester Kiewit (@lesterkk) March 19, 2019

It has now been reported that during stage 5 and stage 6 loadshedding Eskom is switching off car batteries too. pic.twitter.com/3Sv6Ui2eLh

— KazeKaze (@SBuddha_Kaze) March 19, 2019

#Loadshedding stage 12: Eskom takes your Castle Lite and gives you a Savana Dark#LoadsheddingSurvivalTips pic.twitter.com/RWOHyGmBBS
— Damzo (@10Damzo) March 19, 2019

Stage 6 #LoadsheddingSurvivalTips pic.twitter.com/ZHprc6svVi
— Smiley ?? (@theofelas_d) March 19, 2019

Stage 7 load shedding Eskom comes to your church and takes that little light of yours you were gonna let shine.
— Beast Boy (@Bryaan_A1) March 19, 2019

Load shedding stage 104 is when Eskom arranges to meet you, get to know you, make you fall in love with them and then break your heart to put out the light within your soul
— Anjali. (@Anjalaaay) March 19, 2019

#Loadshedding stage 5 and stage 6 loadshedding ?? pic.twitter.com/yl9NDnp4S6
— ShyDollarSign (@nexus_gene) March 19, 2019

Stage 22 load shedding:

Derek Watts is arrested because his surname promotes electricity.
— Koshiek Karan (@iamkoshiek) March 20, 2019

Stage 25 loadshedding :
Eskom only allows dark humor .
— Muhammad (@mmotala24) March 19, 2019

Stage 100 Loadshedding: Eskom comes to your house and permanently glues your eyelids shut so you never see the light again.
— Hawa Chenia (@Hawa_Chenia) March 18, 2019

Here are some of the loadshedding survival tips on offer:

Buy "prepaid electricity"

Ready for stage 5 and stage 6.
Covered bring it on Eskom. Makunyiwe once #loadshedding pic.twitter.com/RaLqUwYAtc
— Hussein The Second (@omar_hh17) March 19, 2019

Take the Birdbox challenge

#LoadsheddingSurvivalTipsStart practicing NOW!!! pic.twitter.com/wZSn0G7Gt6
— ElephantInTheRoom (@NE_MBELE) March 19, 2019

Use a cellphone light in the toilet

As we go into Stage 5 and Stage 6 #Loadshedding I have created this sign for the toilet at work, feel free to use it at your office, #thankMeLater #LoadsheddingSurvivalTips pic.twitter.com/7DKAx5Gdde
— Carl Bartlett (@cjbatz) March 19, 2019

Bring flash lights to work

We are now encouraged to bring our own flashlights to court.#lawyerLife #lawyerproblems #LoadsheddingSurvivalTips #loadshedding pic.twitter.com/SW5V4pn0u3
— Leanomander Rake (@LeanomanderRake) March 20, 2019

Have boiling water ready

If you haven’t got the kettle full and boiled, ready for loadshedding, then are you even really a South African?#Eskom
— Thaabit (@ThaabitManan) March 20, 2019

Charge your cellphone wherever possible

Current situation at Protea Glen. #LoadsheddingSurvivalTips pic.twitter.com/DNWzkhK20D
— XICHAVO SUCCESS (@XS_XAVI_) March 19, 2019

Preventative ironing

Iron clothes you will wear the whole week to work instead of ironing every morning#LoadsheddingSurvivalTips
— Nwa-Mugwena Accomplish (@senziey) March 19, 2019

Try to make the best of the situation

Only in South Africa our land ??????????????.#Loadshedding #LoadsheddingSurvivalTips pic.twitter.com/FMyMa4UAHP
— Tshepiso Tshabalala (@Tshepi_Mshengu) March 19, 2019

a sext: pic.twitter.com/UhXGJQkEAR
— Rabi G ?? (@rabiaghoor) March 19, 2019

See it as a business opportunity

Tinder but instead of swiping for a date you swipe in the hope of meeting someone who has electricity.

#LoadsheddingSurvivalTips
— Jarrod Delport (@Jarrod_Delport) March 19, 2019

Hi I'm Shen Scott and I'm a photographer. I took some portraits during the loadshedding.Please RT my next client could be on your timeline. pic.twitter.com/iBxB3fljQS
— We take care of our community. (@Shen_Scott) March 19, 2019

And if all else fails, try magic.

Wash your municipality electricity box with #woolieswater, it will change into a generator and you won't have to worry about load-shedding #LoadsheddingSurvivalTips pic.twitter.com/LnIpS69b8b
— Qasim Osman (@qasim0804) March 19, 2019