Tag: load shedding

With President Cyril Ramaphosa recently admitting that load shedding is ‘inevitable’ for years to come, more and more South African homeowners and business leaders are looking at ways to become more independent from the national power grid.

Have you ever considered making green building changes to your property to increase its value? If not, now may be the time to do so. When most homeowners hear the term ‘green building’ they only think along the lines of wind turbines and solar panels.

There has certainly been plenty of foolishness, as a new generation of day-traders have pushed meme stocks, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and cryptos to ridiculous levels. Battle-hardened investment professionals have not been immune to bouts of irrational exuberance either.

South Africa's energy landscape is currently challenged by load shedding and ageing coal-fired power stations. Looking through this crisis, we see some opportunities that the market can capitalise on. In the broadest sense, the country now has a chance to leapfrog from the coal era into the new energy technologies of the 21st century.

Have you ever considered making green building changes to your property to increase its value? If not, now may be the time to do so. When most homeowners hear the term 'green building' they only think along the lines of wind turbines and solar panels.

Load shedding is a reality that every South African business needs to manage. The good news is that there are a wide range of affordable backup solutions on the market that can help your business to stay productive when the lights go out.

The past decade has not been easy for small and medium enterprise (SME) owners. GDP growth has been almost non-existent for most of the past ten years, and despite a widely held – and correct – belief that SMEs hold the keys to job creation and economic growth, they’ve largely been left to fend for themselves.

The WilsonPro A500 Signal Booster Kit for Homes has arrived in South Africa just as a new reality is dawning on people who work from home. It is designed to give a dramatic boost to voice and data signals, rather than the slight amplification previously provided by portable boosters provided by mobile operators.

As the winter season tightens its icy grip on South Africa, so the prospect of continued load shedding looms ever larger. And while some organisations have put measures in place to reduce energy demand in their buildings, most are not as energy efficient as they could be.

It is important if you are working from home to check your policy and take the time to notify your insurer of this change in risk profile, to ensure you are properly covered if your risk has changed, you have acquired additional equipment or IT infrastructure, and so on.