Organised business has expressed serious concerns about ongoing rolling blackouts in South Africa. BLSA rollingblackouts Eskom
“The impact of loadshedding on the current environment is quite dire.
I think just the fact that we are having loadshedding while we are hosting the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement is not a huge incentive. Neither is it positive for South Africa and I think a broader African economy as well.”
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