Question

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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2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y813.7575%50%13%
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y714.2971%71%0%
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y916.6789%78%0%
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y711.4357%57%0%
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y320.00100%67%33%

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Georgia Tech FAlabama A10101030
Tennesse BAuburn A001010
Georgia Tech BAuburn C001010
Emory AAuburn B010010
Tusculum AGeorgia Tech A001010
Georgia Tech CClemson A0101020
Georgia Tech DSouth Carolina A010010
Georgia ATennesse A001010