INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS: Load shedding is the #1 enemy of South African businesses, but here’s why you can’t let it win.

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Load shedding is silently killing South African businesses. One by one, small and medium businesses are disappearing from our streets and shopping centres as the fragile power grid and frequent rolling blackouts over challenge business owners, entrepreneurs and employees.
Retailers, hospitality businesses and manufacturers are hit the hardest.
Another truth bomb is that many South African business owners cannot afford generators. And those bigger businesses that can are faced with the risk of running out of back-up plans i.e. diesel.
29 Jun 2022 5AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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