At the highest level of severity for this policy, households adhere to a “Stage 6” schedule that rotates power cuts to around a third of households at any given time. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this term used in South Africa to describe the system of national blackouts that reached its peak in 2023 due to supply shortages by national electricity provider ESKOM.
ANSWER: load shedding
[10m] The mismanagement of ESKOM largely began during the tenure of this corrupt South African president who resigned in 2018. This politician created the left-wing MK party for the 2024 general election.
ANSWER: Jacob Zuma [or Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma]
[10e] The effects of load shedding included record-high prices for this metal due to mine shutdowns in South Africa. Car catalytic converters are often stolen because they contain rhodium, palladium, and this metal.
ANSWER: platinum [or Pt]
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