As the South African government scrambles to unlock policy regulations to deal with intensified rolling blackouts – as announced in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, two towns in Namaqualand have never experienced rolling blackouts. Eskom says if Kleinzee and Koingnaas are load-shed, South Africa will be plunged into darkness. The reasons for this date back seven decades, when De Beers was a major diamond producer in Namaqualand and demanded a high electricity supply. Senior reporter Reginald Witbooi and senior video journalist Thapelo Kgomotshwane visited the towns and filed this report.
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