Load Shedding Notifier
With all the uncertainty about when South Africans will next be plunged into darkness by Eskom, the Load Shedding Notifier tries its best to keep up with Eskom’s schedule. The app is very simple to use. Download it, type an area in and click the save button. The app automatically tells you what load shedding stage Eskom is on, the times you can expect to start lighting candles and for how long to burn them.
Multiple areas can be added and one can switch between the different stages to see how each one will affect a certain area.
A grid status is also displayed, showing how strained the country’s electrical network is.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit the store linked to your device
EskomSePush Load Shedding App
EskomSePush does much the same as the Load Shedding Notifier, but allows multiple cities to be tracked. However, they may just want to rethink the name of the app if they want wider respectability.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit the store linked to your device
South AfriCAM
South AfriCAM enables users to add branded stickers and frames from popular lifestyle magazine titles to their posts, including Huisgenoot, YOU, Drum, Move!, TRUE LOVE, Women’s Health and Men’s Health.
In the process, they can earn JETPoints for their social influence: through the app’s built-in JET8 social currency, users are rewarded for their engagement. For every in-app like, comment, and share, users earn JETPoints, which can be used to redeem products online or over the counter across more than 2 500 retail stores in South Africa. Users are additionally awarded JETPoints for cross-posting onto external social media networks.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit the store linked to your device
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