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The Power Cut Playbook: South African Blackout and Water Outage Guide

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The Power Cut Playbook: South African Blackout and Water Outage Guide

R649
Guide
R649
Delivery
None: instant download
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R649

A PDF you can open on any phone, tablet or computer. The download link appears as soon as payment is confirmed, and we email it to you too.

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About this item

A 20 page South African guide to long power and water outages: how much water to store and how to make it safe, food and cooking without power, light and phone power, safety in the dark, fire and carbon monoxide, working with your street, medical basics and a plan for tonight, this week and this month. Every figure says where it came from and when it was checked. Includes a starter kit with an offline calculator and printable sheets.

Details

Format
PDF, A4, 20 pages, plus starter kit (ZIP)
Delivery
Instant download after payment

What is inside

  • A 20 page A4 PDF for South African households: how much water to store and how to make it safe, food and cooking without power, light and phone power, safety at home and on the road, fire and carbon monoxide, working with your street, medical basics, and a plan for tonight, this week and this month.
  • Every figure tagged Official page, Third party (check), Our arithmetic, General advice or Not confirmed, with the date it was checked (3 November 2026). It does not claim a long outage is coming.
  • A starter kit: an offline water and power calculator, a printable supplies checklist with a blank price column, an emergency sheet with a safe places finder, a street group starter pack and a claims list.
  • A plain page on what 90 days really means: the water, food and power sums, and why it needs a source and a street, not a bigger cupboard.

What it really costs

  • FreeA street group, offline maps, written numbers, filling containers with tap water. No fee.
  • PaidWater containers, torches, power banks, food, bleach and a first aid kit. We do not quote shop prices because they move every week. The kit has a blank price column.
  • Optional paidSolar, a water tank, a generator. Much bigger spends, and optional.
  • Costs timeThe first layer. An evening to read the guide and a weekend to finish three days of water, food and light (our estimate).

Questions people ask

What do I get when I buy?

An instant download: the 20 page PDF guide and the starter kit.

Is this a prediction that the power will be out for 90 days?

No. Nobody knows. The 3, 10 and 90 day layers are a way to plan in steps, and the guide says so on page 2.

Is it only for South Africa?

It is written for South Africa: rand, municipalities, load shedding and local emergency numbers. A broader edition will come later.

Is it medical or safety advice?

No. Where health or safety matters it says what official sources say and tells you to ask a doctor, a pharmacist, your municipality or a registered security company.

Does it sell products or name safe places?

No. We are not paid by any brand, and the guide teaches you to find and write down your own nearest safe places instead of naming addresses that may be wrong.

Do I get a gift?

Yes, if you are in South Africa. We post you a personalised gift and a handwritten thank you card. After you pay we email you to ask where to send it, and a PUDO locker or a PostNet branch works well.

Will it be updated?

The plan is a short weekly update on what has changed, and a new edition when figures change. Each edition says its date.

Who wrote it?

Legacy Solutions Architecture, a Cape Town technology advisory firm. It was written with the help of an AI assistant, then checked, edited and published by us.

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