The country is currently experiencing an electricity crisis with the implementation of ‘load-shedding’ (i.e., blackouts) since 2008 as ESKOM (i.e., South Africa’s power utility) struggles to meet demand.

The Western Cape Province has also been experiencing its most severe drought since 2015, with water levels beginning to rise in September 2018 (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town_water_crisis). By 2021 this drought had been resolved in the Western Cape but remains critical in some other provinces such as the Eastern Cape.