Ukuchithwa kwemithwalo kuyinto engokoqobo kubantu baseNingizimu Afrika okungaba nzima kakhulu uma unengane esanda kuzalwa endlini. Nansi indlela yokunqoba i-power blues nengane yakho.
Ibhalwe nguGeorgina Guedes
Lapho indodana kaKate, uCarter, inezinsuku ezingu-10 ubudala, indawo engaphansi kwedolobha abahlala kuyo yaba nenkinga yokuphelelwa amandla okwathatha izinsuku ezine. Lokhu kwakha isethi yezimo ezashiya uKate ezizwa esengozini futhi esaba. “Ingane yami yayiwusana olusanda kuzalwa, futhi njengoba sihlala endlini ezimele enengadi enkulu, ukuvikeleka kubaluleke kakhulu,” usho kanje. “Ngenxa yokuthi ugesi uphele isikhathi eside, silahlekelwe yiwo wonke amabhethri othango lukagesi, imishayo, isango ne-alamu yendlu. I-monitor yezingane ishonile, kanye nomakhalekhukhwini bethu. Ibhethri lephedi lokuphefumula lengane nalo lafa futhi, kumama osanda kuzalwa, kwakubi kakhulu lokho.”
UKate wasusa umbhede kaCarter eduze kombhede wakhe ukuze amhlole njalo. Wayengakwazi ukufudumala igumbi lomntanakhe noma ukumgeza, futhi umyeni wakhe wayelala phansi ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi indlu ivikelekile. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili zalokhu, baboleka ijeneretha encane ukuze bashaje amafoni abo futhi bakhanyise namalambu athile. U-Kate ngezikhathi ezithile wayeshayela ejimini eyogeza, futhi wamenywa inethiwekhi yabangane abamesekayo ukuthi bahlale noma bashawa. Kodwa-ke, ngengane encane esanda kuzalwa umbhangqwana waba manqikanqika ukwamukela lezi zipho.
Izifundo zokucisha imithwalo
Amandla abuyiselwa emuva kwezinsuku ezine futhi impilo kaKate yabuyela kwesijwayelekile. Manje, lapho i-load shedding ifika njalo, yena nomndeni wakhe bathembele esitofini sabo segesi ukuze bapheke nezimbiza ze-Consol ukuze zikhanyise. Uthi usephenduke umpetha nasekushintsheni amanabukeni ngamalambu. “Ngenza isiqiniseko sokuthi omakhalekhukhwini namalaptop kushajwa, futhi kusheshe kulale ukuze kubukezwe ifilimu ehambisana nokukhanya kothando komshini kagesi.”
Okwenzeka kuKate kwaba yisimo esibi kakhulu abantu abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika abasabayo. Nakuba izikhathi eziningi zokucisha ugesi zithatha amahora amane esikhundleni sezinsuku ezine, kuyagqamisa ukuthi sesithembele kangakanani kugesi ukuze sivikeleke, sifudumale, sihlanzeke futhi silungiselele ukudla.
Izidingo eziningi zengane yakho zingahlangatshezwa ngokuhamba ngendlela 'yemvelo' - ukuncelisa ibele, ukulala ndawonye kanye nokungazihluphi kakhulu ngokugeza ebusuku. Izesekeli zesimanje zenza izici ezithile zokuba umzali zibe lula futhi zibe ingxenye yendlela yethu yansuku zonke. Uma lezo zinqubo ziphazamiseka kungase kube nzima ukuzivumelanisa nezimo, ngakho-ke khomba izindawo ezibalulekile okudingeka zigcinwe futhi zisebenza lapho amandla ehla futhi uqiniseke ukuthi unohlelo oluyisipele.
Ukuhlala uvikelekile
Akufanele kusimangaze ukuzwa ukuthi izigebengu zivame ukukhomba izindawo ezithintekile ngenxa yokucishwa kukagesi, zisebenzisa ama-alamu angasebenzi nezinye izici zokuphepha.
Lokhu kwenza kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba nesipele samandla samandla e-alamu yakho, ucingo lukagesi, imishayo yengadi, injini yesango likagesi noma ezinye izinhlelo zokungena. Kulezi zinsuku, amasistimu amaningi okuvikela afaka amabhethri ayisipele. Kodwa-ke, lesi sixazululo ngeke sime ukuphindaphinda amahora amane ngaphandle kwamandla.
Njengamanje, uzokwazi ukuthi uhlelo lwakho luyazabalaza yini ukubhekana nokucishwa kukagesi. Uma kunjalo, shayela umxhumanisi wezokuvikela ukuze akhulise amandla akho okulondoloza. Ngeshwa, ikhambi livame ukuba yinkimbinkimbi kunokwengeza ibhethri elikhulu. Njengoba omunye umhlinzeki wezokuphepha echaza, “Ukuthola isixazululo esihlala isikhathi eside endaweni akulula njengokuthenga ibhethri elikhulu, ngoba ukushajwa kabusha ibhethri elikhudlwana kubeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe ohlelweni lwakho.”
Weluleka ngokuthi kufanele uthenge iphakethe lamandla engeziwe ukuze usekele isistimu yokusekelayo yasekuqaleni ngebhethri elengeziwe elingu-12 volt 7 amp hour.
Kubalulekile ukukhuluma nochwepheshe bezokuphepha mayelana nokuthi zingaki izici zokuphepha ezingasekelwa yinoma iyiphi iphakethe lamandla, futhi isikhathi esingakanani, ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ukhavwe esimweni esingenakugwenywa sokucinywa kukagesi.
Ukulungiswa kokudla
Amahhavini kagesi asebenzisa ugesi omningi. Ngisho noma uthola isixazululo esiyisipele esifana nejeneretha noma i-inverter, cishe ngeke ukwazi ukunika amandla ama-hotplate angaphezu kweyodwa. Uma ukwazi ukupheka ngophethiloli, uzozisindisela enkingeni nasezindlekweni eziningi – ngisho nalapho kungekho ukucisha kukagesi. Uma ungekho emakethe yohovini omusha okwamanje,
ungathatha isitofu segesi se-Cadac esinamapuleti amabili noma okunamathiselwe kwi-camping cooker okunamathiselwe kuyo (uzodinga ukuthenga isitsha segesi
zombili lezi). Uma udinga amanzi afudumele, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuthola i-thermos flask enkulu futhi uyigcwalise ngaphambi kwezikhathi zokucisha ukulayisha ukuze ukwazi ukuxuba futhi ufudumale ukudla kwezingane futhi wenze ukugeza kwezingane phezulu nomsila ngendwangu yobuso.
Ukufudumala
Uma uzama ukugcina igumbi lomntanakho lifudumele, enye indlela engcono kakhulu i-heater yegesi. Nokho, ungayishiyi ivuliwe, ingagadiwe, ekamelweni lapho ingane yakho ilele khona. Ungakwazi ukufaka eyodwa ukuze ufudumale isikhala ngesikhathi sokulala, bese ubopha ingane yakho esikhwameni esithokomele sokulala.
Ukukhanyisa
Izimbiza zengilazi ze-Consol zelanga ziyindlela emisha ehamba phambili eNingizimu Afrika eqhamuke ngesikhathi esifanele. Nakuba zingakhanyi igumbi elinokukhanya okuphuzi okududuzayo, okukodwa noma okubili kungakunika ukukhanya okwanele ukuze wenze izinto eziningi zenzeke.
Ithoshi lekhanda lizophinde libe ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhle okuzokuvumela ukuthi uphathe ingane yakho ngezandla ezimbili, kuyilapho ukwazi ukubona lokho okwenzayo.
I-load shedding yezingane ezisacathula
USarah unamadodana amathathu, u-Alex, u-Eli kanye nomntwana uJosh, futhi ukuchithwa kwemithwalo kunzima kakhulu kubafana bakhe abadala kunosana lwakhe olusanda kuzalwa. Ngokushesha ngemva kokuzalwa kukaJosh, wayeyedwa ekhaya nabafana abathathu ngesikhathi i-load shedding ishayisa. Njengomama osanda kuzalwa, wayengakalitholi ithuba lokuyothenga ezitolo, futhi kwakungekho ayengakwenza ngaphandle kwemicrowave noma uhhavini wakhe.
Wanquma ukukhipha izingane ukuze bayodla isidlo sakusihlwa esiphuthumayo, kodwa kwase kuyihora lokugijima eSandton futhi izimoto zazivaliwe ngenxa yokuthi amarobhothi ayephumile. Uchithe amahora amabili nesigamu ebhajwe emotweni kungekho sidlo sakusihlwa esiphuthumayo angasibonisa. U-Sarah manje usebeke lezi zinhlelo ezilandelayo zokulondoloza ikhophi endaweni:
- Isiqandisi sigcwele ukudla osekulungele ukudliwa ngomunwe.
- Ikhompyutha ephathekayo ihlale ishajiwe ukuze izingane zibukele imuvi kusihlwa.
- Kukhona izimbiza ze-Consol endlini ukuze izingane zibe nokukhanya kokudlala.
- Ebusika, usebenzisa i-gas hotplate ukushisisa amanzi ukuze amabhodlela amanzi ashisayo awafake embhedeni.
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