Yeah, sometimes up to 6-8 hours a day, rarely more than that, but it happens that it goes up to 12 hours a day. 2-4 hours is pretty normal, but overall it comes and goes. Some weeks there's no power cuts at all. Other weeks it can be hectic. People make a plan. Generally cell phone reception  stays on. So if you have a decent powerbank for the phone, you can manage. 

 At least you get text messages with the schedule of the load shedding. Here in Zimbabwe we never know, if, when or how long there is no electricity. 

 You can even download an app, that tells you when power goes on and off. And the app's name is as rude as it is hilarious 
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