Trends show that 27% of national homebuyers are between the ages of 18 and 35, with this number set to increase over the next 10 years.

The reduction in load shedding of late has left South Africans unsure about how to feel. Eskom has attributed the drop to Stages 3 and 4 to citizens heeding the call to use electricity sparingly.

South Africa is currently experiencing longer power outages due to components within the transmission and distribution network failing as a result of load shedding, prompting Eskom to suggest replacing the current load shedding model with a demand side management approach.

Dangerous contact with electricity resulted in 34 accidents on South African construction sites, leading to the death of one person and four being permanently disabled in 2022. “Even one death is one too many,” says Dr Andrew Dickson, engineering executive at CBI-electric: low voltage.