The electricity crisis, or power outages, has been a global phenomenon for decades and South Africa is part of this crisis. The SA economy has been impacted immensely by its effects, resulting in industry shutdowns, a steep decline in productivity, unemployment, negative healthcare impacts and an education crisis, to name but a few. In 2022 there was more loadshedding than in all the previous years together. The intention of this paper is to shed light on the devastating impact of loadshedding on the South African economy. A literature review was used, coupled with a documentary research design. It was found that the current loadshedding crisis in South Africa is the culmination of poor leadership, poor management, an aging energy infrastructure and a complex regulatory environment that has hampered economic growth and the livelihoods of its citizens. It has a devastating effect on every sphere of the socio-economic life of the count