Loadshedding is part of our everyday vocabulary, and it will be for some time. There seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel for us or for Eskom. Not everyone can afford expensive solar panels and inverters; thankfully there are more affordable ways to survive power outages.
Like the radios of yore, which you had to feed a steady stream of Evereadys if you wanted to listen to Squad Cars on Springbok Radio, you can carry this Sinotec anywhere you want to when the lights go out. It even has a slot for an SD card if you want to listen to your own music.