Thanks, Eskom. This load-shed misery is going to cost SA R2bn a day
17 October 2019 - 07:00
By Lisa Steyn
Image: Prapan Ngawkeaw/123RF The return of load-shedding comes as president Cyril Ramaphosa is at pains to reassure potential investors of growth prospects.
After 206 days without power cuts, SA again plummeted into darkness on Wednesday when Eskom implemented stage two load-shedding in a bid to protect the system from total collapse.
It was a huge wake-up call for the markets.
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