Load-shedding huh, I hadn't heard that term before, giving it a Google... the first result that pops up is the South Africa government schedule for it! Soo how does that work... are there set times where the grid goes down entirely? Or just for certain customers/parts of the country? Definitely seems like it'd affect business, and so much more, crime rates, social stability, stuff like that...
Do you have a UPS, or generator if you need it? I guess laptops have a strong selling point compared to stationary computers over there...
As for the social situation I do know a bit about it, familiar with the black/coloured terms too, just haven't heard any insights from anyone I could speak to directly. It's interesting to get a perspective from someone who's really there. Appreciate it.
Do you think things will ever get better? Do you plan to stay there? Even if you're amongst the prvilaged it seems like a dangerous place to be, lots of home robberies I hear?
Cyberdevil
Woah... I can understand choosing to not teach the language, but limiting a form of communication people already know... seems this'll just add to the tensions over there.
You actually live in South Africa though hmm... how's life over there these days? A while back at least seemed to be... pretty crazy. As per the impressions I get from: https://www.youtube.com/live/vkU5OC2D0Hc?feature=share
Stonmann
When talking about life in South Africa you have to understand, even though the Apartheid is long since finished, the country is still incredibly segregated. It is THE most economically divided nation (as in the smallest top percentage of the population own the most) in the world. This applies socially as well. I'm white, and I tend to socialise with people who have the same advantage and/or the few black/coloured (that term has different meaning here don't get mad) that worked their way up after Apartheid. So in MY South Africa, pretty much everyone has a pool and especially domestic workers because of the high unemployment rate. But the vast majority of South Africans live in pretty tough conditions.
I'll tell what doesn't take racial borders (as long as your not a politician in which case you get a get outta jail free card, literally): Fucking Loadshedding. I kid you not I'm writing this in the dark right now. It may just seem like a ginormous inconvenience, but it genuinely has a really crippling effect on business and economy.