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Battling small businesses are no match for power cuts

10 December 2019 - 07:00 By Belinda Pheto and Shain Germaner
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Small businesses say they are worst hit by the load-shedding that Eskom implemented abruptly last Thursday.
Small businesses say they are worst hit by the load-shedding that Eskom implemented abruptly last Thursday.
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Small businesses are bearing the brunt of the power cuts in December.

Of course, they can keep going with generators, but few have the cash to afford them.

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