Electricity in Umtata

We've all seen the photos of power cuts in Johannesburg and Cape Town.  Now I am providing some from Umtata.

Here the power doesn't go out because too much is being used.  It goes out because it rains.  And sometimes just for fun.  It's very frustrating, because I take a lot of work home with me, and I'd like to be able to use my computer to do that work.  I've thought about a generator with a UPS to stabilise the current, but maybe I should go to bed early sometimes.  Power failures are usually at night, the most impractical time.

Here's the photo of Umtata at night with no electricity.


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