“Happy birthday Eishkom. Thanks for always being there for us.”
Johannesburg, South Africa (01 March 2023) – Eishkom is celebrating its 100th birthday today, so of course, South African are sending them the funniest wishes.
We all hate loadshedding; it has been around for over 15 years in South Africa, largely due to Eskom’s ageing infrastructure, its inability to supply sufficient energy and corruption.
So far, 2023 has seen 1,415 hours of blackouts with no end to the Loadshedding in sight.
Even though the government-owned national power utility can’t seem to keep the lights on, South Africans are still sending them birthday wishes (insert eye roll). Yes, Eskom (aka Eishkom) is celebrating its 100th birthday today, having been founded on the 1st of March, 1923, through the Electricity Act of 1922.
We asked our readers to share birthday messages to Eskom and the comments have left us in stitches.
“It’s Eishkom’s 100th birthday today. We’re not joking. Please leave them a birthday message in the comments… but you cannot be RUDE. This is the Good Things Guy page, so funny comments only please. We need to laugh. Otherwise, we will all be crying.”
Read some of the best responses below (or click here to follow the conversation):
“Happy birthday Eskom. Thanks for always being there for us.” – Sonja Reid
“I thought sharing my birthday with Justin Bierber was bad enough…. Now this!” – Shawn-Ashley Macintyre
“Maybe Eskom’s birthday is on 29 Feb so they feel we can only get electricity as often as they have a birthday 🥴.” – Natarha Ryklief
“Happy birthday Eskom, thank goodness there will be 100 candles on your cake to light up Sunninghill for a night.” – Angela Van Antwerpen
“Happy birthday! Take the day off…. 🤔. Er… Nevermind, as you were.” – Emile Biagio
“Happy birthday Eskom! Don’t forget to let your little light shine.” – Marlize Labuschagne
“Happy birthday Eskom. Power to you and your loved ones✊️….oh….wait….” – Jason Devenish
“The powerball is 32 million. Please buy a ticket for your birthday Eskom.” – Alison Richardson
“Happy 100th birthday Eskom. Age is but a number, you really don’t have to let your lights burn out just because you feel 100.” – Tania McKay
“Happy 100th birthday Eskom! May your candles be as unreliable as your power supply and may your birthday cake be just as likely to experience load shedding as the rest of the country.” – Charlie Alves
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