This year marks 14 years since rolling electricity blackouts became the norm in this country, introducing the term load-shedding. The nation has been forced to accept it as a way of life, as guaranteed as the sun rising the next day.

It has seen many resorting to seeking solutions outside of what the state has to offer as it has become increasingly clear that those mandated to provide our primary source of power, Eskom, are unlikely to win the war against the darkness any time soon...