Sorry to hear of your woes. If you are single, I would be cutting expenses - move in with family. Next, I would be looking abroad to Australia - major pilot shortage! The other option is to look at the USA - perhaps you could get a work permit/visa and go instruct over there after fairly easily passing the FAA CPL or ATP written and a quick practical flight test. That way, while instructing and therefore sponsored by the flight school, you could eventually land a green card and a better job.
The upside is that you would have the option to get out of a country where the only supplier of electricity now cannot supply it for 24 hours. Seriously though, this may well be an important turning point in your life. Love of country aside, I would earnestly be looking outside of SA! Been there, done it. THERE WERE DIFFICULT TIMES, BUT NO REGRETS.