It is a well-known fact that consumers’ electricity bills increase during winter as we use more energy trying to stay warm. Plus, we spend more time in our heated homes avoiding the icy elements outside.

It is predicted that by 2050, nearly 70% of people worldwide will reside in urban areas

As digital developments become part of our daily lives, smart homes are no longer a thing of the future, but a reality of the present. The aim: to make life more convenient by having our homes working for us and around our schedules. Now, your day could start like this: As your alarm goes off at 6am, your bedside lamp turns on simultaneously. It’s winter, so your heater has been switched on an hour before you wake up, ensuring that it’s not too cold for venturing out of bed.

Power utility Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 2 load shedding from 11:00 am on Wednesday morning till 05:00 am next week Monday. This is due to a shortage of generation capacity following the breakdown of two generators.