Load shedding trips up small businesses again as Eskom struggles.

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Load shedding trips up small businesses again as Eskom struggles to keep the lights on.
As load shedding plunges the country into darkness for several hours every day, small businesses have been hit hard financially.
Last week, the country saw Stage 6 load shedding implemented, which then dropped to Stage 5, before moving to Stage 4 on Saturday.
The reprieve was short-lived as Eskom scaled up load shedding back to Stage 5 by Saturday afternoon.
16 Jan 2023 8AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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