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Working Together: Build a Street Group for Power Cuts and Emergencies (South Africa)

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Working Together: Build a Street Group for Power Cuts and Emergencies (South Africa)

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Guide
R329
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R329

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

How to build a street that looks after itself: starting the group in one evening with a message you can copy, the private register of who needs what, a check-in routine that works with no data, sharing kit, water and skills, working with your community police forum and neighbourhood watch without taking risks, and handling rumours and scams. Includes a register and a check-in log.

Details

Format
PDF, A4, 10 pages
Delivery
Instant download after payment

What is inside

  • A 10 page A4 PDF for South African households.
  • Five steps to start a street group, with a starter note and simple rules you can copy.
  • A private register of who needs extra care and who can offer what, with a privacy note.
  • A daily check-in routine, buddies, and signals for when there is no data.
  • How to share power, water, food and tools fairly.
  • How a CPF and a neighbourhood watch fit in, and the vigilante trap to avoid.
  • Rumours, scams and disagreements, plus a register and log to fill in.

What it really costs

  • FreeStarting the group, the register, the check-ins, whistles and paper signs. No fee.
  • PaidPrinting the register and a couple of whistles. A few rand of paper and plastic.
  • Optional paidRadios or a shared battery or generator for the street. Optional, and sized by your group.
  • Costs timeThe first evening, then a few minutes a day in an outage. Our estimate.

Questions people ask

What do I get when I buy?

An instant download: the 10 page PDF guide, with a fill-in plan and printable checklists at the end.

Do I need the main Power Cut Playbook first?

No. Each guide stands on its own. The main guide is the overview, and this one goes deeper on one topic. Reading both works best.

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.

How do I know the figures are right?

Every figure is tagged Official page, Third party (check), Our arithmetic, General advice or Not confirmed, with the date it was checked (4 November 2026), and the guide ends with a source table. Many figures come from summaries and news reports, and the tags say so.

Is this medical, legal or safety advice?

No. It is general information. Where health, law or safety matters it says what the sources say and tells you who to ask.

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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